Caribbean Studies (Dual Major), B.A. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2018-2019

First Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
ENGL 1010 Pathways Required Core	3	ENGL 1012 Pathways Required Core	3
Math & Quantitative Reasoning Pathways Required Core	3	Life & Physical Sciences Pathways Required Core	3
U.S. Experience in Its Diversity Pathways Flexible Core	3	World Cultures & Global Issues Pathways Flexible Core	3
CAST 1001 Major	3	CAST Advanced course* Major	3
General Elective General Elective	3	Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3

Second Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
Individual & Society Pathways Flexible Core	3	Scientific World Pathways Flexible Core	3
Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core	3	Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core	3
CAST Advanced course* Major	3	CAST Advanced course* Major	3
CAST Advanced course* Major	3	CAST Advanced course* Major	3
Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3	Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3

Third Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
College Option Pathways College Option	3	College Option Pathways College Option	3
College Option Pathways College Option	3	College Option Pathways College Option	3
Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3	Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3
Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3	Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3
Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3	General Elective General Elective	3

Fourth Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3	General Elective General Elective	3
Secondary Major course Dual-Major	3	General Elective General Elective	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3

Degree Details

42 Pathways Credits

~48 Major Credits

18 Caribbean Studies Credits

~30 Dual-Major Credits

Students are required to complete a second major for this degree.

30 General Elective Credits

Students may apply a minor towards their general elective credits.

120 Total Credits

Contact Information

Caribbean Studies Program
3103B James Hall
Dale Byam
daleb@brooklyn.cuny.edu

The Caribbean Studies B.A. is a dual-major. All students therefore must also complete a second major alongside Caribbean Studies. That major can be anything you’d like. Still, it is strongly recommended that you meet with the Director of the Caribbean Studies program upon declaring your majors in order to customize your degree map accordingly.

The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied.

*Students must complete five of the following courses, three of which have to be from different academic departments: AFST 1040, AFST 3145, AFST 3147, AFST 3240, AFST 3340, AFST 3344, CAST 2300, CAST 3900, HIST 3515, 3517, PRLS 3125, PRLS 3315. Students may be able to substitute courses in relevant topics with the approval of the program director.

Courses taken to satisfy requirements in the Caribbean Studies program may not be applied to also satisfy dual major requirements.

In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis.