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Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

Introductory Course (3 Credits):

• AMST 100 - American Identities 3 Credit(s)
  or
• AMST 110G - US Society and Culture since 1945 4 Credit(s)

Discipline-Based Survey Course (3 Credits):

• AMST 210 - American Society and Culture, 1600-1860 3 Credit(s)
  or
• AMST 211 - U.S. Society and Culture, 1860-1940 3 Credit(s)

Major Track (9 Credits):
Choose a major track from the following:

• Media and Culture Track
• Social Movements and Identity Formation Track
• Migration and Empire Track

Electives (12 Credits):
Complete four additional AMST courses.

Capstone Course (3 Credits):
Take one course from the list below.

• AMST 402L - History of US Visual Media 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 405 - The Immigrant Experience 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 410 - Cultural History of U.S. Media 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 430 - Music & Amer Lit 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 440L - United States in a Global Context 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 471L - The City in American Literature and Culture 3 Credit(s)

Major Track (9 Credits):
Choose a major track from the following:

• Media and Culture Track
• Social Movements and Identity Formation Track
• Migration and Empire Track

American Studies Minor

Minor Requirements:
Complete 18 credits from six courses including one introductory course, one survey course, two courses from one of the three American studies tracks, one elective, and a capstone.

Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least of four courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.
Course level: At least three courses applied toward the minor must be at the 300-level or higher (including the capstone).
Independent study: No more than one independent study may be applied toward the minor.