African American Studies Minor [AAS] (Minor)
Africana Studies Department
Seth Asumah, chair
Old Main, Room 208-B
(607) 753-2064
The following courses are required for the minor in African American studies.
A. Six credit hours:
- AAS 100 - Introduction to African American Studies (3 cr. hr.)
- AAS 412 - Independent Research in African American Studies (1-3 cr. hr.)
or - AAS 429 - Special Topics in African American Studies (1-4 cr. hr.)
With at least nine hours distributed across three of the four program modules: African American history; African American literature and humanities; African American sociological, political and community development; education and administration of African American institutions. At least six hours must be 300-level or above. No more than three hours from AAS 241: Gospel Choir may be applied to minor.
Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor: 18


