Department of Africana Studies

Major and Minor in Africana Studies

Requirements for the Major in Africana Studies (AFS)

The major in Africana studies leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. All courses for the major, except those graded S/U, must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the major requires 45 credits, including 27 upper-division credits (from courses numbered 300 or higher).

Requirements for the Minor in Africana Studies (AFS)

The minor in Africana Studies is intended for students interested in exploring aspects of the Black experience in ways that relate to their own major field of study. The sequence of lower- and upperdivision courses gives the student a wellbalanced analysis of the varied aspects of the African and African American experience. All courses offered for the minor, except those graded S/U, must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher.

The most up-to-date listing of major and minor requirements is available at http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugrdbulletin/current/pdfs/afsM.pdf .