First-Time First Year (FTFY)
A First-Time First Year applicant is any student applying directly from secondary school (high school) who has earned no college or university credit.
FTFY Applying with academic course work from outside the U.S. should:
Complete a high/secondary school curriculum which totals 12 years of primary-secondary education, and earn a graduation diploma or certificate
Complete high school curriculum with above satisfactory grades or marks which equals a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) on the 4.0 grading scale
Submit official high school transcript (academic record), showing all courses with grades or marks, and graduation diploma or certificate. Official transcript must be in the original language of issue. Submit certified English translations for non-English documents
English requirements
Submit official verification of English proficiency except where English is the applicant's native language and has attended for at least three years’ full time at an institution where English was the principal language of instruction
TOEFL score report with at least a minimum of 61 iBT. or
IELTS score report with at least a minimum of 6.0
Completion of GE Area A2 (Written Communication) with a grade of C- or better
Successful completion of Advanced Level - Sonoma State American Language Institute /Conditional Admission available
Successful completion of English Intensive Program - English Language School (ELS) Level 112 Certificate
Successful completion of Level 6 - UCLA Extension American Language Center
Successful completion of Level 5 - USC International Academy
The California State University (CSU) has temporarily suspended the use of ACT/SAT examinations in determining admission eligibility for all CSU campuses for the 2021-2022 academic year. This temporary change of admission eligibility applies only for the Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022 admission cycles.
The "a-g" score is a calculation now based upon your High School Grade Point Average and your Multi Factor score.
The High School Grade Point Average is based on courses taken during 10th through 12th grades which are "college preparatory." Honors or Advanced Placement (AP) courses taken in 11th and 12th grades with grades of C or higher are awarded an extra grade point.
If you are a Non resident applying to a non-impacted major with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, you meet the eligibility requirements for Admissions.
If you are a Non Resident applying to an impacted major that requires minimum Multi Factor Score, your application will be subject to Multi Factor score. (If you do not meet impacted major criteria, you will be considered for an alternate major).
If you are a Non Resident and Graduate of a non-California High School with a GPA between 2.50 and 2.99, you will be ranked by using the score as indicated on the Multi Factor scoring chart.
Each student majoring in AMCS is assigned a faculty advisor and consults with the advisor on progress toward the degree. Upon acceptance into the major, a transfer student’s records will be reviewed to articulate the lower-division courses that are equivalent to those offered within the AMCS Department. A maximum of ten lower–division units may be transferred. Upper-division courses from four-year institutions may be transferred above and beyond the ten units of lower-division transfer towards the AMCS major, based on advisor approval. Students should use assist.org to view official articulation agreements between SSU and other California colleges.
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Major Core Requirements: 20 Units
Choose any three (12 units)
AMCS 165A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
AMCS 165B - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
AMCS 210 - Ethnic Groups in America Unit(s): 4
AMCS 225 - How Racism Works: America in Black and White Unit(s): 4
AMCS 260 - Ethnicity in the Arts, Culture, and Media Unit(s): 4
Required (8 units):
AMCS 392 - Ethnic Images in Film and Media Unit(s): 4
AMCS 480 - Research and Methodology Unit(s): 4
Choose 8 units of Upper Division Electives:
*Based on advisor approval. Only one of these courses may count towards the degree.
** Can count as an elective if not taken as a core course.
AMCS 260 - Ethnicity in the Arts, Culture, and Media Unit(s): 4 **
AMCS 339 - Ethnic Groups and American Social Policy Unit(s): 3
AMCS 350 - Ethics, Values, and Multiculturalism Unit(s): 4
AMCS 355 - Language and Ethnicity Unit(s): 4
AMCS 370 - Gender in Asian America Unit(s): 4
AMCS 374 - The Multiracial Experience Unit(s): 4
AMCS 377 - Asian American Experience Unit(s): 4
AMCS 381 - Research Assistantship Unit(s): 2-4 *
AMCS 385 - Facilitation Training Unit(s): 2-4 *
AMCS 395 - Community Involvement Program Unit(s): 1-4 (3-4 Unit(s) Required) *
AMCS 399 - Student-Initiated Course Unit(s): 1-4 (3-4 Unit(s) Required) *
AMCS 420 - Gender and Ethnicity Unit(s): 4
AMCS 445 - Multi-Culturalism and Education Unit(s): 4
AMCS 475 - Globalization and Race in the United States Unit(s): 4
AMCS 476 - Selected Topics in African American Studies Unit(s): 4
AMCS 480 - Research and Methodology Unit(s): 4
AMCS 481 - Special Topics Unit(s): 1-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
AMCS 495 - Special Studies Unit(s): 1-4
AMCS 499 - Service Learning Internship Unit(s): 1-4
Units
Core Course Requirements: 20
Concentration or Pathway: 8
Upper Division Electives: 16
Total in AMCS Major: 44
Concentrations
Concentration in Africana Studies (16 units)
Pathways
Students who do not complete the concentration in Africana Studies will select one of the following pathways. The following courses are eligible toward each pathway. However, students can consult with their advisors and the department chair to request an unlisted course count toward the Pathway. All pathways must include at least 8 upper division units. Total units in the Pathway: 16 units.
Pathway in Hemispheric Studies
Pathway in Comparative Ethnic Studies
Pathway in Film Studies
Pathway in Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Pathway in Native American Studies
Pathway in Literature and Art
Pathway in Multicultural Education
Sample Four-Year Program
American Multicultural Studies, B.A., Pathway in Comparative Ethnic Studies
Freshman Year: 28-31 Units
Fall Semester (14-16 Units)
AMCS 165A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
GE Area B
ENGL 101 - Expository Writing and Analytical Reading Unit(s): 3
GE Area D4
Spring Semester (14-15 Units)
AMCS 165B - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
AMCS 210 - Ethnic Groups in America Unit(s): 4 OR
SOCI 263 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Unit(s): 4
GE Area B
GE Area D2 or D3
Sophomore Year: 28-31 Units
Fall Semester (13-15 Units)
GE Area B
GE Area D2 or D3
AMCS 260 - Ethnicity in the Arts, Culture, and Media Unit(s): 4
UD Major Course (any)
Spring Semester (14-16 Units)
CALS 403 - Chicano/Latino Youth and Adolescents Unit(s): 3-4
AMCS 350 - Ethics, Values, and Multiculturalism Unit(s): 4
CALS 432 - Latinas/os and Globalization Unit(s): 4
UD Major Course (any)
Junior Year: (28-32 Units)
Fall Semester (13-16 Units)
GE Area B
UD Major Course (any)
UD Major Course (any)
AMCS 480 - Research and Methodology Unit(s): 4
Spring Semester (12-16 Units)
Any UD SSU Course
Any UD SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Senior year: (28-32 Units)
Fall Semester (12-16 Units)
Any SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Spring Semester (12-16 Units)
Any SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Any SSU Course
Total Units: 120
