2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Nov 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

African and African American Studies, BA (GPS)


This plan outlines a four-year path to graduation. You are expected to satisfy all “success marker” courses, grades, and GPAs as specified. For part-time students and students needing to complete background material, this schedule represents the order in which courses should be taken. This suggested plan to four-year graduation does not replace regular advising appointments. Some course offerings may change.

Fall One


Total: 16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 1100  with a C or better

Spring One


  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4

  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete AFS 2000  

Fall Two


  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • AFS Elect - African & African American Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3

  • AFS Elect - African & African American Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete one MTH course; complete one language course

Spring Two


Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 2100  with a C or better; complete at least three AFS courses

Fall Three


Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Spring Three


Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete 20 upper-level credits

Fall Four


  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • AFS Elective - African & African American Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Spring Four


  • UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 0-4

Total: 12-16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Note(s):


*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN).  Students taking American Sign Language should be advised that ASL 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 meet for (4) rather than (3) credit hours.

Core = Wright State Core class