Bachelor of Arts

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts

The AAADS B.A. degree requires completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours of undergraduate course work selected from the department’s three concentration areas:

  • Arts
  • Literature
  • History, Culture, and Social Issues

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Use your Academic Bulletin

Students pursuing a Major in African American and African Diaspora Studies should use the Academic Bulletin year appropriate for your year of matriculation.

Requirements for majoring in African American and African Diaspora Studies can be found by clicking on the relevant Bulletin below:

2024-25: African American and African Diaspora Studies B.A., College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
2023-24: African American and African Diaspora Studies B.A., College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
2022-23: African American and African Diaspora Studies B.A., College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
2021-22: African American and African Diaspora Studies B.A., College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin