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2009-2010 CATALOG
Southwestern Studies (337.00) Minor Checklist
BGS Degree
This checklist is for advising purposes only. Consult your undergraduate catalog or
official degree audit for degree requirements.
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Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework is required.
A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for the BGS degree.
18 Hours
_____ ENG 3345 (WI) - Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region
_____ ENG 3346 (WI) - Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region
Note: No more than 3 courses, including core courses, from a single dept. may count towards this
minor.
Choose 4 courses from:
_____ AG 2421 - Range Forage & Pasture Crops
(Prerequisite: AG 1445)
_____ ANTH 3314 - Latin American Cultures
_____ ANTH 3315 - Archaeology of the Southwest
_____ ANTH 3324 - Mexican American Culture
_____ ARTH 3304 (WI) - The American West
_____ ARTH 4303 (WI) - Pre-Columbian Art
_____ BIO 3460 - Aquatic Biology
(Prerequisites: BIO 2411, BIO 2450 with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ BIO 4410 - Field Biology of Plants
(Prerequisite: BIO 2450 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ BIO 4421 - Ornithology
(Prerequisites: BIO 2411, BIO 2450 with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ BIO 4422 - Mammology
(Prerequisites: BIO 2411, BIO 2450 with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ CI 3332 - Foundations of Bilingual Education
(Prerequisite: Junior standing, 2.50 TX ST GPA)
_____ ENG 3309 (WI) - The Southwest in Film
_____ ENG 3344 (WI) - Chicano/a Narrative and Social History
_____ ENG 4325 (WI) - Literature of the Southwest
_____ DVST 3301 - Introduction to Diversity Studies
_____ GEO 3308 - Latin America
_____ GEO 3329 - Geography of Texas
_____ HIST 3320 (WI) - History of Mexico
Updated 8/09
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_____ HIST 3325 (WI) - Special Topics in Latin American History
_____ HIST 3327 (WI) - History of Mexico to 1848
_____ HIST 3329 (WI) - Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821
_____ HIST 3353 (WI) - The Greater Southwest
_____ HIST 3372 (WI) - Texas History: A Survey
_____ HIST 4372 (WI) - Mexican American History
_____ NHT 4301 - Planning and Development of Nature and Heritage
Tourism
_____ NHT 4302 - Internship in Nature and Heritage Tourism
(Prerequisite: NHT 4301)
_____ POSI 4331 (WI) - Minority Politics
_____ POSI 4338 (WI) - Government & Politics of Latin America
_____ POSI 4358 (WI) - United States-Latin American Relations
_____ SOCI 3327 - Multicultural Relations
_____ SOCI 3366 - Folkways and Folklore: An Introduction
_____ SOWK 4310 - Social Services to Minorities
(Prerequisite: SOWK 1350 or consent of the instructor)
_____ SPAN 3305 (WI) - Survey of Spanish-American Literature
(Prerequisites: SPAN 1410-2320, SPAN 3309 all with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3306 (WI) - Survey of Spanish-American Literature
(Prerequisites: SPAN 1410-2320, SPAN 3309 all with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3371 (WI) - Spanish-American Civilization
(Prerequisites: SPAN 1410-2320, SPAN 3308 all with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4330 (WI) - The Spanish-American Novel
(Prerequisites: SPAN 1410-2320, SPAN 3309 all with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4370 - Hispanic Literature of the Southwest: Space & Images
(Prerequisites: SPAN 1410-2320, SPAN 3309 all with grades of “C” or higher)
Updated 8/09