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The American Studies B.A. program is eligible for students who want to participate in an Eight-Semester Degree Program. The plan below lists a semester-by-semester sequence of courses to finish the degree in eight semesters.

Core areas a, b, c, d, e, f, and g referred to in the eight-semester plan listed below can be found in the Additional Fulbright College B.A. Core Requirement Areas at the bottom of this page. Core requirement hours may vary by individual, based on placement and previous credit granted. Once all core requirements are met, students may substitute a three-hour (or more) general elective in place of a core area.

Fall Semester Year 1
3

ENGL 1013 Composition I
3

MATH 1203 (If required) or †MATH 2043, 2053, 2183 or 2554
3

HIST 2003 History of the Am People to 1877 or HIST 2013 History of the Am People 1877-present
3

AMST 2003 Intro to Am Studies or Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
15
Total Hours

Spring Semester Year 1
3

ENGL 1023 Composition II
3

†MATH 2043, 2053, 2183, 2554 or Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

PLSC 2003 American National Government (meets core in area b)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
4

Core from area f (as needed)
16
Semester Hours

Fall Semester Year 2
3

AMST 2003 Intro to Am Studies (if needed) or Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

†‡Course from Group 1, 2, 3 or 42  (as needed)
3

†American Literature Course1  or Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
4

Core from area f (as needed)
16
Semester Hours

Spring Semester Year 2
3

†‡Course from Group 1, 2, 3 or 42  (as needed)
3

†‡Course from Group 1, 2, 3 or 42  (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
15
Semester Hours

Fall Semester Year 3
3

†‡Course from Group 1, 2, 3 or 42  (as needed)
3

†‡Course from Group 1, 2, 3 or 42  (as needed)
3

†American Literature Course1 (if needed) or Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

†Core from area g (if needed) or †Advanced Level Elective
1

General Elective
16

Semester Hours

Spring Semester Year 3
3

†‡Course from Group 1, 2, 3 or 42  (as needed)
3

†‡Upper Level Fulbright College Elective
3

†American Literature Course1 (if needed) or General Elective
3

†Core from area g (if needed) or †Advanced Level Elective
4

Core from area f (as needed)
16

Semester Hours

Fall Semester Year 4
3

†‡Upper Level Fulbright College Elective
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

†Advanced Level Elective
15

Semester Hours

Spring Semester Year 4
3

†‡Upper Level Fulbright College Elective
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from area a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

†Advanced Level Elective
3

General Elective

15
Semester Hours
124
Total Hours
 

1 Group 1:  ARCH 4483 Architecture of the Americas; ARHS 4913 American Art to 1900 (ARHS 2923); ARHS 4923 American Art since 1900 (ARHS 2923); COMM 4143 American Film Survey; COMM 4353 American Public Address (Jr. Standing); COMM 4383 Rhetoric of the Modern American President; COMM 4883 Television and American Culture (COMM 2333); MUHS 4253 Special Topics in Music History (MUHS 3703 & 3713)

Group 2:  ANTH 3213 Indians of North America; ANTH 3253 Cultures of the South; GEOG 3343 Natural Regions of North America; GEOG 4063 Urban Geography (Jr. Standing); SOCI 3033 American Minorities (SOCI 2013); SOCI 3193 Race, Class, and Gender in America (SOCI 2013); SOCI 3253 Cultures of the South

Group 3:  PLSC 3153 Public Policy (PLSC 2003); PLSC 3853 American Foreign Policy (PLSC 2003 or 2013); PLSC 3933 Contemp American Political Thought; PLSC 4203 American Political Parties (PLSC 2003)

2 Group 4:  At least 9 hours must be chosen from one of the following concentrations:

· African American Studies:  HIST 3233 African American History to 1877; PLSC 4243 Minority Politics; PLSC 4263 Supreme Court & Civil Rights; SOCI 3033 American Minorities; SOCI 4123 The Black Ghetto

· Contemporary Politics:  COMM 4383 Rhetoric of the American Presidency; HIST 4733 Recent America, 1941 to present; PLSC 3973 Twentieth Century Political Thought; SOCI 3153 Urban Sociology

· Gender Issues:  ENGL 3923H Honors Colloquium (Honors)

· Native American Culture:  ANTH 3203 American Indians Today; ANTH 3213 Indians of North America; ANTH 3263 Indians of Arkansas and the South; HIST 3263 History of the American Indian

· Southern Culture:  ENGL 3923H Honors Colloquium; HIST 4563 The Old South, 1607-1865; HIST 4573 The New South, 1865-present

· Western or Frontier Studies:  HIST 3383 Arkansas and the Southwest; HIST 4463 The American Frontier; PLSC 3223 Arkansas Politics

† Meets 40-hour advanced credit hour requirement.

‡ Meets 24-hour rule (24 hours of 3000-4000 level courses in Fulbright College), in addition to meeting the 40-hour rule.

Additional Fulbright College BA Core Requirement Areas (Prerequisites in italics)

Core Area
Hours
Courses

a. Communication
3
COMM 1313 Fundamentals of Communication

b. US History/     American National Government and Western Civilization
9

U.S. History/American National Government- 3 hours from:

HIST 2003 History of the American People to 1877 or HIST 2013 History of the American People from1877 or
PLSC 2003 American National Government

Western Civilization – 6 hours from:

WCIV 1003 Western Civilization I and WCIV 1013 Western Civilization II
OR HIST 1113 World Civilizations I and HIST 1123 World Civilizations II
c.  Foreign Language

Up to 12 hours

(depending on placement)

Completion through the Intermediate II (2013) level in a single language (Includes course numbers 1003*, 1013, 2003, 2013)
*1003 is non-degree credit unless student completed two years in a single foreign language in high school and takes 1003 in a different language.  Students under this plan must begin with a degree-credit course in foreign language. 

d.  Fine Arts/            World Literature/ Philosophy
15
Fine Arts – 6 hours from two areas:

ARCH 1003 Architecture Lecture or  LARC 1003 Landscape Architecture
ARHS 1003 Art History or ARTS 1003 Art Studio (not core credit for art majors)
COMM 1003 Film Lecture
DANC 1003 Movement and Dance
DRAM 1003 Theater Lecture (not core credit for drama majors)
HUMN 1003 Introduction to the Arts and Aesthetics
MLIT 1003 Music Lecture

World Literature – 6 hours to include:

WLIT 1113 World Literature I and either WLIT 1123 World Literature II  (WLIT 1113) OR
a) a foreign language literature course
b) any other WLIT course
c) CLST 1003 Classical Studies: Greece or CLST 1013 Classical Studies: Rome

Philosophy – 3 hours from:

PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy or
PHIL 2103 Introduction to Ethics

 
e.  Social Sciences
6

ANTH 1023 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (MATH 1203) or ECON 2143 Basic Economics
GEOG 2103 Emerging Nations or GEOG 2203 Developed Nations
PLSC 2013 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSYC 2003 General Psychology
SOCI 2013 General Sociology or SOCI 2033 Social Problems
f.  Natural Sciences

12 hours total

with at least 4 hours of Biological Sciences and 4 hours of Physical Sciences
Biological Sciences
ANTH 1011L/1013 Biological Anthropology
BIOL 1541L/1543 Principles of Biology
BIOL 1611L/1613 Plant Biology (BIOL 1541L/1543)
BIOL 2011L/2013 General Microbiology (BIOL  1541L/1543 & 2 semesters of general chemistry)
BIOL 1601L/1603 General Zoology (BIOL  1541L/1543)

Physical Sciences

ASTR 2001L/2003 Survey of the Universe
CHEM 1051L/1053 Chemistry in the Mod. World
CHEM 1101L/1103 University Chemistry I (MATH 1203 or equiv.) and  CHEM 1121L/1123 University Chemistry II (CHEM 1103)
GEOL 1111L/1113 General Geology and GEOL 1131L/1133 Environmental Geology (GEOL 1111L/1113)
PHYS 1021L/1023 Physics in Human Affairs
PHYS 2011L/2013 College Physics I (MATH 1203 & MATH 1213) and  PHYS 2031L/2033 College Physics II (PHYS 2013)
PHYS 2050L/2054 University Physics I (Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MATH 2554)
PHYS 2070L/2074 University Physics II (PHYS 2054; Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MATH 2564)
g.  Advanced
    Composition

3 hours - Exemption may be granted by either: a) grades of “A” or “B” in ENGL 1013 and “A” in ENGL 1023 taken at UA or b) passing the Advanced Composition Exam*

(Journalism majors must complete ENGL 2013)

ENGL 2003 Advanced Composition or
ENGL 2013 Essay Writing (ENGL 2013 is required for all journalism majors)

*(Students must satisfy the ENGL 1013 and 1023 requirement and complete 30 credit hours before taking the Advanced Composition Exam.  The exam must be taken before the student has completed 96 credit hours.  Students who do not pass the Advanced Composition Exam must take ENGL 2003.)
 




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