Review the General Catalog for the LALS B.A., and the four major programs offered by LALS, to make sure you understand the major qualification policy and sample academic plans for the program that best matches your interests and goals.
If you have taken college-level transferable classes in LALS, please contact the LALS advisor.
Explore our course offerings for the upcoming academic year, to make a plan for taking your first LALS class.
Contact LALS Advising to make a four-year academic plan for the major.
If you are pursuing the optional LALS Language Intensive concentration, contact the LALS Advisor about preparation for LALS courses taught in Spanish and/or study abroad options to take courses taught in Spanish or Portuguese. You might also consider the domestic exchange program to study Latin American Indigenous languages at the University of New Mexico.
LALS 1: Introduction to Latin American and Latino Studies or any lower-division elective (numbered 1-94).
Additional considerations when developing your first quarter enrollment plan can be found in the First Quarter Enrollment Advising Guide 2025-26.