<<Back to Advisor
Major: American Studies Minimum Credits: 120 Dept. Program Director: Dr. Francis J. Ryan Minimum Courses: 38 Phone: 215-951-1208 Office: Olney 348 Email: ryan@lasalle.edu GPA: 2.0 major/overall
I. Powers A. Writing I - ENG110 B. Writing II - ENG210 C. Numbers - MTH150 D. Speech - COM150 E. Information Tech - CSC151  II. Frameworks A. Natural Sciences - BIO/CHM/GEO/PHY 150's B. Social Science   1. ECN150 or POL151   2. PSY155 or SOC150  III. Patterns of Meaning A. Religion   1. REL150 or REL153   2. REL200 or 300 level B. Philosophy   1. PHL151 or PHL152   2. PHL200 or 300 level C. Literature   1. ENG150 or LIT150   2. ENG250 or LIT250 D. History   1. HIS151 or HIS155   2. HIS251 E. Fine Arts   1. ART 150 or MUS150   2. ART History or MUS History level (Second course in Fine Arts must be in the same discipline as the first) or Foreign Language   1. Choice of language: (FRN, GER, GRK, ITL, JPN, LAT, SPN, RUS)   2. Second course in language progression F. Concentration Option   1. A third course in one of the five Patterns areas.	Major Courses 1. AMST100 2. AMST200 3. AMST400 4. One American history course 5. One American literature course 6. One American art course   Five controlled electives: 7. One reflecting American culture in social sciences 8. One in American religion 9. One in American philosophy 10. One in American music 11. One in American film   Four elective courses: 12. AMST Concentration: Four electives, three of which must be in the same academic discipline or in a thematic cluster (e.g., in Gender Studies, in Race and Ethnicity, or in a specific time period) at the 300-400 level. The fourth elective may be chosen from any University course related to American culture.   Electives # of electives vary