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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

American Studies, BA


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American Studies offers a broad-ranging curriculum examining history and culture, society, national identity, communities, and ideologies that have shaped America. Students build a complex understanding of the influences of the past and the contexts of the present.

Required courses include American history, literature, religion, economics and government. Additional courses are selected from a variety of subject areas, including sociology, political science, Latin American studies, African American studies, human and community services and mass communication.  The American Studies major earns a B.A. degree.

General Education Requirements (37 hours)


General Education Requirements  

Technical Requirements (3 Hours)


Choose One from the Following


Additional Major Electives (12 Hours)


(Any course not taken from the above list or any of the following or special topics courses, with approval of the program coordinator) for a minimum of 12 credit hours:

General Elective Credits


(If Needed)

Total Credit Hours (Minimum) 128


On occasion, technical and/or program requirements may also meet specific core curriculum requirements. Please confer with your program advisor to determine which courses, if any, may be counted accordingly.

All Bachelors programs at Lenoir-Rhyne require at least 128 credit hours. If, in combination, core, technical, and program requirements do not generate at least 128 hours, additional credits must be completed to achieve 128 hours. These classes may be general electives, or a student may complete a minor or additional major.

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