WESTERN AMERICAN STUDIES MINOR

R.E. Taylor, Ph.D., Chair
Office, 1334 Watkins Hall
(909) 787-5521

Committee in Charge
Edna Bonacich, Ph.D. (Ethnic Studies and Sociology)
Piotr S. Górecki, Ph.D. (History)
R. E. Taylor, Jr., Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Ronald C. Tobey, Ph.D. (History)
Clifford E. Trafzer, Ph.D. (History and Ethnic Studies)
Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D.Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

The Western American Studies minor is intended to provide the student with a basic understanding of the history and institutional development of the Western United States -- the Great Plains, the Southwest, and California -- including the geographical and cultural factors that have shaped their history.

Requirements for the Western American Studies minor are 20 units distributed as follows:

1.  HISA 137, HISA 138

2.  One course from each of the following groups:

History majors are not allowed to count HISA 137 or HISA 138 toward both their major and a minor in Western American Studies. If HISA 137 or HISA 138 is counted toward the major, then for the minor and additional course from (a) and an additional course from (b) are required.

A minor is a set of courses focused on a single discipline or an interdisciplinary thematic area. There can be no substitution for the courses listed as constituting a minor without approval of the governing department or committee. There is no limit on the number of minors a student can declare. Students must declare the minor(s) before their final degree check before graduation, by completing a petition with the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Student Affairs Office, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Student Affairs Office, or the College of Engineering Student Affairs Office depending on their major. Prior approval by the department or committee offering the minor is required. The minor is noted on the transcript at the time the degree is conferred.

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog for additional information on minors.