Nov 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, B.A.


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In addition to adhering to General Education  and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements , the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies major requires at least 44 units (some of which simultaneously meet general education requirements). Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade, and specifically may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis.

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan  

Lower Division Major Core Requirement [4 units]


Complete the following course:

Upper Division Major Core Requirement [12 units]


Complete the following courses:

Non-United States Requirement [8 units]


Complete two of the following courses:

Additional Elective Requirement [16 units]


Complete four of the following courses. At least two must be upper division. This list will continue to expand as relevant new courses enter the campus course catalog.

Transfer Students


Transfer students who wish to major in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies major without specific major preparation. Below is the current Transfer Selection Criteria for the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Major.

Transfer Selection Criteria


To be admitted to the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies major transfer students must meet the following requirements and have a minimum overall GPA of 2.4:

Applicants will, at the time of admission have completed at minimum the following course (or the equivalent) with a “C‐” or better:

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