There are several changes to the Asian American Studies undergraduate major and minor effective as of Fall 2002. Please read the following information carefully and completely as the changes will affect program planning for the major and minor.

Renumbering and Reuniting of Courses:
Beginning Fall 2002 Asian American Studies 99 will be renumbered Asian American Studies 10, and Asian American Studies 100 will be renumbered Asian American Studies 20. Asian American Studies 10 and 20 will also be 5-unit courses.

In addition, Asian American Studies 10 will fulfill a Historical Analysis General Education (GE) requirement, and Asian American Studies 20 will fulfill Social Analysis GE requirement. Students can therefore use Asian American Studies 10 and Asian American Studies 20 if they are Asian American Studies minors, double majors with Asian American Studies as their SECONDARY MAJOR, or if they are non-Asian American Studies majors.

Students CANNOT take Asian American Studies 10 if they have already taken Asian American Studies 99, and Asian American Studies 20 if they have already taken Asian American Studies 100.

Although Asian American Studies 99 and Asian American Studies 100 will be applied as core requirements to the Asian American Studies major and minor, they CANNOT be used retroactively as GE courses.

Unlike Asian American Studies 10 and 20, Asian American Studies 99 and 100 were NOT approved as GE courses by the College of Letters and Science. Asian American Studies 99 was numbered as an undergraduate seminar. Undergraduate seminars are generally not approved as a General Education courses by the College of Letters and Science. Asian American Studies 100 was numbered as an upper division course. The College of Letters and Science generally does not accept upper division courses as General Education courses. The only exceptions are a small number of courses offered in, for example, Ethnomusicology, Film and Television, and Musicology.

Majors: Research Methods Requirement
As of Fall 2002, History 99 will no longer be applied as a research methods course for Asian American Studies majors. Instead, History 197 MAY be accepted with Asian American Studies departmental counselor consent. You must see an Asian American Studies departmental counselor PRIOR to enrolling in the Hist 197 in order for the seminar to count towards the research methods requirement.

Mandatory Counseling Appointments for Asian American Studies Majors Who Have:
1) Taken Asian American Studies 99
2) Taken History 99 as a Research Methods course
3) BUT HAVE NOT TAKEN Asian American Studies 100/20 AS OF FALL 2002

If you have done ALL three points ABOVE (that is have taken AAS 99, History 99, but must STILL take AAS 100), you MUST see an Asian American Studies Departmental Counselor. If you do not, YOU MAY BE HELD FOR GRADUATION.

If you have any questions about the changes to the major and minor, please make an appointment to see Sefa Aina or Stacey Hirose at 3230 Campbell Hall. Appointments with the academic counselors are available on weekdays during the academic year.