Requirements for a B.A. in in American Studies--Advising Worksheet
(Declaring AMS Major Fall 1998 or later)
How to use this worksheet: This checklist will address the basic requirements
for those seeking a B.A. degree in American Studies at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. By checking off requirements, you can be certain that you have fulfilled each. This worksheet was adapted from the CSI Undergraduate Catalogs for 1998-2001. To print out a copy of your transcript to date, go to the CSI Registrar's Resource Page at http://www.csi.cuny.edu/registrar/index.html.
- Total Credits for the B.A.:
- 120 total credits, made up of the following:
- 60 Credits from General Education Requirements
- 35 from American Studies Major
- 25 from Electives
- General Education Requirements:
- CUNY Skills Assessment Tests:
Pass CUNY Mathematics Skills Assessment Test (CMAT)
- Pass CUNY Readings Skills Assessment Test (CRAT)
- Pass CUNY Writing Skills Assessment Test (CWAT)
- New Student Orientation Requirement:
- SPD 101 Issues in College Life (1 credit)
- OR
- SKO 100 Freshman Orientation (1 credit) (Open Only to SEEK Students)
- Required Courses:
- ENGL 111 (3 credits)
- ENGL 151 (4 credits)
- COR 100 (4 credits)
- PED 190 (1 credit)
- Scientific Analysis (11 credits):
- Science and Technology (8 credits)
- Mathematics (3 credits)
- Social Scientific Analysis (7-8 credits):
- A course in the social sciences at the 200 level (4 credits)
- A course in the social sciences (3-4 credits)
- The West and the World (4 credits):
- A 200-level course meeting the West and the World requirement.
- Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (6-8 credits):
- A Literature course at 100 or 200 level (3-4 credits)
- An Arts/Communications course at 100 or 200 level (3-4 credits)
- Pluralism and Diversity (0-4 credits):
- A 200-level course meeting the Pluralism & Diversity requirement.
- Foreign Language (0-12 credits):
- Demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language throught the intermediate level. This requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of one of the following:
- A course offered by the Modern Languages Department at the 213 level.
- OR
- Proficiency through the 213 level in any language other than English demonstrated by examination.
- Requirements for the American Studies Major (35 credits):
- Pre-major requirement (3 credits):
- Introductory Course:
- AMS 101--America: An Introduction
- Major Requirements (32 credits):
- American Literature--8 credits consisting of:
- ENH 203--Literary History of the United States to 1855
- ENH 204--Literary History of the United States Since 1855
- American History--8 credits consisting of:
- HST 244--United States History, 1607-1865
- HST 245--United States History, 1865 to present
- American Studies--16 credits beyond AMS 101, including at least two courses at the 300 level or above:
- AMS 2XX
- AMS 2XX
- AMS 3XX
- AMS 3XX
- Cumulative GPA in Major courses must be 2.0 or higher.
Electives:
Completion of 25 hours of elective courses
Last updated , by Professor Catherine Lavender, Program in America Studies, The College of Staten Island, The City University of New York.