Overview

Key Features

The department of Chicano & Latino Studies (CALS) is housed in the School of Arts and Humanities at Sonoma State University and offers several programs of study. The Chicano and Latino Studies program at Sonoma State University offer students the opportunity to employ an interdisciplinary approach to the study of one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Courses in CALS invite students to critically examine the experiences and contributions of Latino populations in relation to issues of political representation, linguistic policy, educational inequality, poverty, immigration, and symbolic struggles in media, literature, and the arts.

Knowledge: Students in our programs explore the concerns, social problems and political issues that inform contemporary Latino experiences. They become familiar with the history of Latino populations in the United States, including forms of resistance and activism such as Chicano rights movement, labor activism, the Puerto Rican struggle for independence, and others.
Skills: The CALS curriculum aids in the development of students’ writing ability, critical thinking, group project planning and public speaking. All of our majors are required to design and conduct an original capstone research project to hone their skills in qualitative data collection and analysis, written communication, and time management.
Future Careers: CALS alumni have embarked on a variety of career paths after graduation in fields such as banking, sales, law enforcement, administration and labor organizing. As broadly trained and culturally astute professionals, CALS graduates can take on the challenges of careers in either public service or private enterprise. Graduates who select a Spanish emphasis further enhanced their marketability by refining their oral and written skills in a second language.

Our programs are designed to make a double major/minor possible. We encourage our students to develop a flexible, interdisciplinary approach to the study of Latinos in the United States.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Latino Cultural Studies

Gender, Race and Class

Chicano/Latino History

Spanish for Bilinguals

Latin American Literature

Latinos and the U.S. Labor Market

Chicano/Latino Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-08-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-05-03 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rohnert Park, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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 2.0 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
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

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Tuition Fee

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International

6084 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3042 USD per semester during 48 months.
National

6084 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3042 USD per semester during 48 months.
In-State

6084 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3042 USD per semester during 48 months.

Additional Fees, Non-residential Tuition Fee (per unit): $420.

Living costs for Rohnert Park

1100 - 1600 USD /month

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Scholarships Information

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