African American Studies
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2022 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The African American Studies major requires 36 hours from the recommended list of courses with a "C minus" or better in each course. A maximum of 6 hours from General Education can count towards the major hours. A modern foreign language up to the intermediate level is required for the Bachelor of Arts track.
Mapping Coordinator: COSS Acad Affairs Off. 101 BEL
Email: COSS-Admissions-Mapping@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| GE History (recommended African American History)3 |
| GE Humanities/Cultural Practice 3 |
| GE Mathematics3 |
| Elective3 |
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| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
| GE Mathematics 3 |
| GE Natural Science 3 |
| GE Social Science3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Mathematics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| AFA 2000 Introduction to the African American Experience 3 |
| GE Humanities/Cultural Practice 3 |
| GE Natural Science with Lab4 |
| General Education Elective (recommended African American History)3 |
| CGS2060 Computer Fluency3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| AFA 3101 Theory and Dynamics of Racism and Oppression 3 |
| GE Ethics3 |
| GE Elective3 |
| Oral Communication Competency3 |
| Elective (If BA, begin language)3-4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| Complete General Education requirements |
| Oral Communication (Strongly Recommended): SPC1017, SPC2608 |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| AFA 3930 – ST: Research Methods3 |
| African American History course3 |
| Specialty Area Course3 |
| Elective (If BA, continue language)3-4 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete AFA 2000 |
| Complete 3 hours of African American history courses |
| Complete 3 hours towards Specialty Area |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Declare Specialty Area at www.bit.ly/COSSminors |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| AFA 3330 Black Families in America 3 |
| Specialty Area Course3 |
| Supplementary Course3 |
| Elective (If BA, finish language)3-4 |
| African American History course3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete one Core Course |
| Complete 6 hours towards Specialty Area |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| AFA 4240 Africana Diasporic Experience 3 |
| Specialty Area Course3 |
| Specialty Area Course3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete AFA Research Methods |
| Complete 9 hours towards Specialty Area including one Supplementary Course |
| Complete 6 hours of African American History |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| AFA Thesis or Practicum/Internship3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Complete AFA Thesis or Practicum/Internship |
| Complete major course requirements |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Apply for graduation within 1st two weeks of semester |
Employment Information
Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Archivist, Documentary Producer, Curator, Social Worker, Editor, Teacher, Publisher, Librarian, Public Relations Specialist, Free-lance Writer, Manufacturer's representative, Human Resource Specialist, Lobbyist and other positions for which a bachelor’s degree is required.
