Advising Information

Although students are encouraged to take BLST 101 before enrolling in higher-level BLST courses, first-year students are welcome to enroll in any 100- or 200-level BLST course. As an interdisciplinary field, there is no structured path for completion of the Black Studies major or minor. After taking BLST 101, students must complete courses in each of the three clusters that comprise the major/minor: Expressive Forms, Historical Perspectives, and Politics and Theory.

Placement Information

No placement exams are specifically required for the Black Studies major.

Sample 4-Year Plan

	Fall	Spring
Year 1	Fall FYS course Foreign Language Core Requirement General Elective (4 units)	Spring FYS course BLST 101 (CPUD) Core Requirement General Elective (4 units)
Year 2	Expressive Forms Core Requirement Core Requirement General Elective (4 units)	Politics and Theory Core Requirement Core Requirement General Elective (4 units)
Year 3	Expressive Forms Historical Perspectives General Elective (4 units) General Elective (4 units)	Politics and Theory Historical Perspectives General Elective (4 units) General Elective (4 units)
Year 4	BLST 490 (Senior Seminar) Additional Elective General Elective (4 units) General Elective (4 units)	Additional Elective General Elective (4 units) General Elective (4 units) General Elective (4 units)