MASTER OF ARTS - CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES - 2022-23 - Plan II - Comprehensive Exam

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MASTER OF ARTS in Chicana and Chicano Studies (2022-23) Plan II comprehensive exam requirements outline departmental and University graduate obligations, including unit totals, grade expectations, and maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA. The curriculum specifies 20.0 units of core courses, 16.0 units for elective seminar requirements, plus a teaching practicum teaching assistant option. It also defines the language requirement pathways, details capstone comprehensive examination structure over two days, and describes outcomes after the exam.

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Core Course Requirements

Chicana/o Studies Elective Seminar Requirements

Teaching Requirement

Language Requirement

Capstone Requirement

DEPARTMENT OF CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES [http://www.chicst.ucsb.edu/](http://www.chicst.ucsb.edu/) College of Letters and Science University of California, Santa Barbara Student’s Name: Perm: MASTER OF ARTS – CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES – 2022-23 (Plan II – Comprehensive Exam) In addition to departmental requirements, candidates for graduate degrees must fulfill University requirements described in the “Graduate Education” section of the UCSB General Catalog. A total of 56.0 units are required for the M.A/Ph.D. program—38.0 units in the M.A. portion of the program and 20.0 units in the Ph.D. portion. Courses for degree must be taken for a letter grade, and passed with a grade of B or better. All students must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0. Students in the M.A./Ph.D. program must first complete the requirements for the M.A. before continuing toward the doctorate. Students entering the doctoral program with a master’s degree are expected to fulfill all of the requirements for the department’s M.A. in Chicana/o Studies. The time-to-degree for the M.A. is two years. | CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS (20.0 units total) | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | COURSE \# | COURSE NAME | UNITS | GRADE | | CH ST
200A | History and Narrativity | 4.0 | | | CH ST
200B | Cultural Texts | 4.0 | | | CH ST
200C | Social Processes | 4.0 | | | CH ST
210 | Research Seminar* | 4.0 | | | CH ST
220 | Interdisciplinary Methods* | 4.0 | | *CHST 210 and 220 will be taken sequentially. | CHICANA/O STUDIES ELECTIVE SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS (16.0 units total) | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | COURSE \# | COURSE NAME | UNITS | GRADE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEACHING REQUIREMENT
This requirement is satisfied through a Practicum course as well as a Teaching Assistant appointment in the
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department. | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | COURSE \# | COURSE NAME | UNITS | QUARTER | | | | | | | CH ST 502 | Teaching Assistant Practicum | 2.0 | | | LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT | | | --- | --- | | The language requirement must be fulfilled during the first two years of the program and is required for completion of the M.A. The requirement may be satisfied in the following ways: | | | a) By passing a two-hour translation exam arranged by the Chicana and Chicano Studies Graduate Committee. Language: Date Passed: (mm/dd/yy) | | | b) By presenting a transcript to [prove either a B.A. or M.A. in](prove either a B.A. or M.A. in) the language in question. | | | c) By having studied in the language of a foreign country as a regular student or in a study abroad exchange for a year at the university level. | | | d) By taking a language course specifically designed for graduate students and passing it with a B grade or better. | | | CAPSTONE REQUIREMENT | | --- | | Based on the performance in the comprehensive final exam, the department will: (1) grant the M.A. degree and allow the student to continue to the Ph. D. phase of the graduate program; (2) award a terminal M.A. ; or (3) not award the M.A. Students who receive a terminal M.A. will be given the opportunity to re-take the comprehensive exam by the end of the ninth quarter. The Faculty Exam Committee will administer and evaluate these exams.
Students must pass a comprehensive examination administered by the Faculty Exam committee designated by the Department. The exam will be offered before the student starts the seventh quarter in the program. The Faculty Exam Committee will include the three professors who taught the three core courses over the previous academic year. The department chair will establish the committee, which may include other faculty members as well. Exams will be graded by the Faculty Exam Committee who wrote the exam.
The exam will cover the canon of Chicana and Chicano Studies (i.e. , the intellectual content of the three core courses: CH ST 200A History

FAQs

How many units are required for the M.A./Ph.D. program, and how are they divided?

A total of 56.0 units are required: 38.0 units for the M.A. portion and 20.0 units for the Ph.D. portion. The M.A. requirements must be completed before continuing toward the doctorate.

What are the core course requirements for the 20.0 units total?

The core consists of CH ST 200A History and Narrativity, CH ST 200B Cultural Texts, CH ST 200C Social Processes, CH ST 210 Research Seminar, and CH ST 220 Interdisciplinary Methods. Each is listed as 4.0 units for a total of 20.0 units.

How is the language requirement for the M.A. satisfied?

The language requirement must be fulfilled during the first two years. It can be satisfied via a two-hour translation exam, submitting proof of prior B.A. or M.A. in the language, completing study in the language country or study abroad for a year, or taking a graduate-designed language course and earning at least a B.

Sep 26, 2026

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