• CES Major Requirements:

  Students majoring in Comparative Ethnic Studies are expected to fulfill all of the university’s requirements for graduation, as well as 39 hours in CES, as outlined below, with at least one/half of all CES courses taken at the 300-400 level.

  Honors students complete Honors Requirements in place of General Education Requirements.

  The Following 12 Hours are Required for All CES Majors:

  CES 201: Foundations of Comparative Ethnic Studies
  CES 301: Race and Global Inequality
  CES 491: Theories of Racism and Ethnic Conflicts
  CES 498: Internship in Comparative Ethnic Studies

Cluster 1: 12 semester credit hours from the following cluster of courses (select one from each of the following sequences):

• African American sequence

CES 131: Intro to Black Studies
CES 235: African American History (WST 235/HIS 205)
CES 331: African American Literature (ENG 321)
CES 332: Topics in African American Literature (ENG 322)
CES 335: Black Freedom Struggle
CES 336: African American Folklore
CES 337: Black Social Psychology
CES 338: Cinematic Images of Blackness
CES 435: African American Women in US Society (WST 435)
CES 474: African Politics (POLS 474)

• Asian/Pacific American sequence

CES 111: Intro to Asian Pacific American Studies
CES 211: Asian Pacific American History (HIS 201)
CES 313: Asian Pacific American Literature (ENG 311)
CES 314: Topics in Asian Pacific American Literature (ENG 314)
CES 315: Asian Pacific American Autobiography (ENG 315)
CES 411: Asian Pacific American Women (WST 411)
CES 413: Asian Pacific Americans and Popular Culture

• Chicana/o & Latina/o sequence

CES 151: Intro to Chicano/a-Latino/a Studies
CES 254: Comparative Latino/a Cultures
CES 255: Chicana/o History (WMT255/HIS 255)
CES 351: Spanish for Native Speakers (SPAN 309)
CES 353: Chicana/o Literature (ENG 345)
CES 354: Vanguard Poetics in Chicano/a and Latino/a Writers (ENG 346)
CES 355: Chicanas/os and the Educational System (CoPSY 457)
CES 356: Bilingual/Bicultural Education (T&L335)
CES 357: Chicano/a Identity, Power and Empowerment
CES 359: Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics (POLS 375)
CES 453: Health Issues for Chicanos/as
CES 454: La Chicana in US Society (WST 454)
CES 457: Chicana/o and Latina/o Psychology (CoPSY 557)

• Native American sequence

CES 171: Intro to Native American Studies
CES 372: Native Amer. Women in Traditional/Contemporary Society (WST 372/ANTH 312)
CES 373: Native American Literature (ENG 341)
CES 375: North American Indian History Pre-contact to Present (HIS 308)
CES 376: America Before Columbus (ANTH 331)
CES 377: Native Peoples of North America (ANTH 320)
CES 378: Contemporary Native Peoples of the Americas (ANTH 327)
CES 379: Native Americans and Film
CES 470: Federal Native American Resource Settlement Models
CES 475: Indians of the Northwest (HIS 408)

Cluster 2. 15 semester credit hours from the following cluster of courses

CES 105: Realizing Justice in a Multicultural Society (WST/CRMJ 105)
CES 198: Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies (Honors students only)
CES 212: Peoples of the World (ANTH 203)
CES 217: Intro to East Asian Culture (HIS 275)
CES 220: Introduction to Multicultural Literature (ENG 220)
CES 260: Race and Racism in US Popular Culture
CES 271: Native Music of North America (MUS 265)
CES 280: Race and the Law in American History (HIS 280)
CES 298: History of Women in American Society (HIS/WST 298)
CES 300: Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender (WST/SOC 300)
CES 302: Social Psychology of Prejudice
CES 303: Research Methods and Strategies
CES 304: American Roots: Immigration, Migration and Ethnic Identity (HIS 314)
CES 369: Queer identities in Contemporary Cultures (WST 369)
CES 380: Immigration and Citizenship in the Global Economy
CES 398: History of Women in American West (HIS 398)
CES 401: Seminar in Culture and Power
CES 403: Cultural Issues in Psychology (PSY 403)
CES 404: Stereotypes and the Media (COM 471)
CES 405: Cultural Criticism and Theory (ENG 410)
CES 408: Introduction to Critical Race Feminism (WST 408)
CES 415: US, 1945 to Present (HIS 419)
CES 419: History of the Pacific Northwest (Hist 422)
CES 440: Social Justice and American Culture
CES 456: Bilingual Method/Materials (T&L 411)
CES 459: Latin American Governments (POLS 413)
CES 477: Modern Japanese History (Hist 477)
CES 485-488: Study Abroad
CES 492: Advanced Topics in Ethnic Studies
CES 493: Advanced Topics in Ethnic Studies
CES 494: Advanced topics in Ethnic Studies
CES 495: Special topics in Comparative Ethnic Studies
CES 499: Directed Independent Study

Advising Worksheet

Schedule of Studies: Comparative Ethnic Studies degree program (120 hours)

Freshman Year

First Semester Hours
CES 201 3
Engl 101 [W] 3
GenEd 110 [A] 3
Science Elective 1
Tier I Science [Q] 3

Second Semester Hours
CES Cluster I or Cluster II 3
Arts & Humanities [H,G] 3
Biological Sciences [B] 4
GenEd 111 [A] 3
Social Sciences [S,K] 3

Sophomore Year

First Semester Hours

CES 301 3
Communication Proficiency [C,W] 3
Math Proficiency [N] 3
CES Cluster I 3
CES Cluster II 3

Second Semester Hours
CES Cluster I or II 6
Arts & Humanities [H,G] or
Social Sciences [S,K] 3
Intercultural [I,G,K] 3

Junior Year

First Semester Hours
CES 491 3
Cluster I or II 3
Arts & Humanities [H,G] or
Social Sciences [S,K] 3
Physical Sciences [P] 4
Writing in the Major [M] Elective 3
Complete Writing Portfolio

Second Semester Hours

CES Cluster I or II 6
Writing in the Major [M] Elective 3
Elective 6

Senior Year

First Semester Hours
CES 498 3
Arts & Humanities [H,G] or
Social Sciences [S,K] 3

Electives 9

Second Semester Hours
300-400-level Electives 9
CES Cluster I or II 3
Tier III Capstone 3

Minor In CES:

Students may complete a minor in Comparative Ethnic Studies (CES) with an option in General CES, African American Studies, Latina/o Studies, or Asian American Pacific Islander Studies. For the minor, students are expect to fulfill all the university’s requirements for graduation, as well as 18 hours of coursework in CES, 9 of which must be 300-400 level courses. Minor requirements for the ethnic group option include CES 201 plus 9 hours from one of the ethnic group sequences in Cluster I and 6 hours from Cluster II courses. Minor requirements for General CES include CES 201 plus 15 hours from a combination of Cluster I and Cluster II courses.