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Black Studies

Overview

Official Name of Program

Black Studies

Plan Code

BLKSTUD-BA

Department(s) Sponsoring Program

History, Philosophy, and Anthropology

Career

Undergraduate

Degree Designation

BA - Bachelor of Arts

HEGIS Code

2211.00

NYSED Program Code

35581 - BLKSTUD-BA

CIP Code

05.0201

The mission of the Black Studies Program is to provide an interdisciplinary intellectual arena in which students learn to critically examine, analyze, and interpret the African, African American, and Caribbean experiences. The Program offers a broad selection of courses addressing historical, cultural, sociological, political, economic, and psychological factors that affect the lives of African, African American, and Afro-Caribbean peoples. The curriculum stresses the skills necessary to think critically, write clearly, argue persuasively, and problem-solve effectively. Students are exposed to theory and research in a variety of subject matter and are encouraged to engage in active service and research beyond the classroom. The Annual Student Research Day, a recently created initiative, is a college-wide conference that gives outstanding undergraduate students the opportunity to present their own research to a forum of peers, family, faculty, and friends. Faculty in the Black Studies Program expect that our students will participate regularly in this event. In addition, faculty and students will be heavily involved in promoting participation in the CUNY Pipeline Program, encouraging students of color to attend graduate school.

Student learning objectives: Upon completing a Black Studies degree, graduates should:

  1. Demonstrate an interdisciplinary understanding of the diversity of experiences within the African Diaspora

  2. Understand the importance and distinction of various approaches to knowledge about Black peoples

  3. Possess and apply skills necessary to think critically, write clearly, argue persuasively, and problem-solve effectively

  4. Sharpen critical citizenship skills: effective agency, participation, and leadership in the intellectual and research domains of professional and community life

  5. Be ready for leadership in the community and post-graduate study

Requirements

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 120 credits
AND
Earn at least 40 credits

In Residence at York College

AND
Earn at least 90 credits

Liberal Arts and Sciences Content Courses

AND
Earn a minimum GPA of 2.0
Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

Choose one from the list above under advisement according to the major program of study.

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

Choose one from the list above under advisement according to the major program of study.

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
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Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
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Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

To meet the requirements of the Flexible Core, students must take a total of six courses among the selections . Students must take at least one course from each of the five domains and no more than two courses in any discipline or interdisciplinary field.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 1070601
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
OR
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 1085291
  • 1085301
  • 1085311
  • 1267871

For transfer students, York College will decide whether any courses taken at the original college fulfill the College Option requirements.

CUNY Associate to CUNY Bachelor's or Non-CUNY Associate to CUNY Bachelor's  Students who transfer from a CUNY associate to a CUNY bachelor's degree program:

  • Earned Associate Degree: 6 College Option credits required

  • Earned More than 30 Credits: 9 College Option credits required

  • Earned 30 or Fewer Credits: 12 College Option credits required

CUNY Bachelor's Students pursuing a bachelor's degree at one CUNY college (without transferring):

  • 12 College Option credits required
    (specified by their college).

CUNY Bachelor's to CUNY Bachelor's Students who transfer between CUNY bachelor's degree programs

  • 12 College Option credits are required; HOWEVER, students can transfer the College Option credits they earn in a bachelor's degree program at one CUNY college toward their College Option requirement at any other CUNY college.

Second Bachelor's Degree Students Students with earned bachelor's degrees from institutions that are accredited and recognized by a regional accrediting U.S. agency, as well as students from international universities with degrees that are equivalent to a baccalaureate degree as determined by CUNY

  • No College Option credits required; these students are deemed to have automatically fulfilled the College Option.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:

  • Students must complete three WI courses, at least one of which must be in the upper division of the curriculum (at the 300 level or above) within the major. Transfer students with a prior A.A., A.S., or Bachelor's degree must only complete one WI course, which must be in the upper division (at the 300 level or above) within the major). Every student, including transfer students, is required to complete one upper division WI course within each declared major. If the major has no upper division WI course, the student must complete a WI course (outside of their major) chosen in consultation with their major advisor. The department chair will need to notify Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) of this advised course that will satisfy the upper WI requirement. Writing Across the Curriculum, as part of its charge from the York College Senate, will make case-by-case determinations of the requirement only for students who present special circumstances that make it impossible for them to meet these guidelines.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 30 credits
Completion requirement
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
  • 1181991
  • 1181911
  • 1181921
  • 1182001
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1071541
  • 1182011
  • 1071501
  • 1182201
    OR     1182211
Completion requirement
Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
  • 1060491
  • 1182021
  • 1182031
  • 1182041
  • 1181931
  • 1182051
  • 1182061
  • 1182091
  • 1182071
  • 1181941
  • 1181951
  • 1182081
  • 1182101
  • 1182111
  • 1182131
  • 1182151
  • 1182171
  • 1181961
  • 1181971
  • 1181981
  • 1182181
  • 1182191
  • 1067061
  • 1067491
  • 1067731
  • 1068561
  • 1068861
  • 1071521
  • 1071531
  • 1161681
  • 1071591
  • 1071881
  • 1071891
  • 1071901
  • 1076261
  • 1076291
  • 1083231
  • 1085221

At least 6 credits MUST be at the 300-level or higher.

BLST 348 and BLST 349 are cross-listed with an Anthropology course of the same number.

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2023 Fall Term -
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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Major Gateway: Choose One

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): College Option: Foreign Language I Requirement (See World Languages Department for Placement)

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): College Option: Foreign Language II Requirement (See World Languages Department for Placement)

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Complete 6 credits of Writing Intensive Courses: 100 or 200 Level

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): College Option: Health Education Requirement

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Complete 15 Credits in Black Studies Electives: 6 credits Must be at 300 level or Higher

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Complete 15 Credits in Black Studies Electives: 6 credits Must be at 300 Level or Higher

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Free Elective

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Free Elective

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2023 Fall Term -
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  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Complete 6 Credits in Writing Intensive Courses: 100 or 200 Level

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Free Elective

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Free Elective

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    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): Free Elective

93
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  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
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2023 Fall Term -
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Requirements
  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): †Foreign language courses are determined through placement by the Foreign Language Department, AC-3C08.

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Requirements
  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Course Requirement Group (Free Text): †Foreign language courses are determined through placement by the Foreign Language Department, AC-3C08.

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  • BLST Elective
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  • BLST Elective (300-level or higher)
    (3 cr)
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  • BLST Elective
    (3 cr)
  • BLST Elective (300-level or higher)
    (3 cr)
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2023 Fall Term -
12
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  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
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