The Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies undergraduate certificate is being renamed Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies. Students will be able to earn a Certificate in Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies through the end of Summer 2027. Beginning in Fall 2027, the program awarded will be the Certificate in Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies.
The certificate in Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies offers a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of Mexican- and Latin-American-origin people, cultures, and collectivities within the United States. The Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies certificate is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge base and the intellectual tools to understand the unity and diversity of U.S. Latinx/e populations. The primary objective of the certificate is to train students in the study of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, as well as to introduce them to the central questions, topics, and applications that have emerged in this field of inquiry.
How to Get in
To declare or cancel this certificate, please follow the process described on the Program's website.
Requirements
Completion of the certificate requires a minimum of 15 credits in Chicana/o and Latina/o studies. 1
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one Introduction Course: | ||
| CHICLA 201 | Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| Complete at least one additional course from the following list: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Comparative US Ethnic and American Indian Studies | ||
| The North American West to 1850 | ||
| The United States West Since 1850 | ||
| Latina/Latino/Latinx History | ||
| Chicana/o and Latina/o Cultural Studies | ||
| Border and Migration Studies of Latinx America | ||
| Introduction to Latinx Cultures | ||
| Politics in Multi-Cultural Societies | ||
| Chicana and Latina History | ||
| The U.S. & Latin America from the Colonial Era to the Present: A Critical Survey | ||
| Intersectionalities, Self Awareness, and Social Actions for Social Change | ||
| Race and the Developing Child | ||
| Critical Aspects of Teaching, Schooling, and Education | ||
| Complete at least 9 credits of advanced courses: | 9 | |
| Chicana/o and Latina/o History | ||
| Mexican-American Politics | ||
| Latinx Literacies | ||
| Latinx Feminisms: Women's Lives, Work, and Activism | ||
| Latine Students in the U.S. Higher Education System | ||
| Racial Formation and Whiteness | ||
| Chicano/Latino Educational Justice | ||
| Cultures and Histories Topics in Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies | ||
| Education and Service Topics in Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies | ||
| Topics in Chicano/a Studies | ||
| Immigrant Health and Wellbeing | ||
| Latinas: Self Identity and Social Change | ||
| Feminist Social Movements Across the Americas | ||
| Education across the Americas: Empire, Capitalism, and Resistance | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Media | ||
| Race and Language in STEM and Environmental Education | ||
| Labor in the Americas: US & Mexico in Comparative & Historical Perspective | ||
| Survey of Latinx/e Popular Culture | ||
| Chicana/o and Latina/o Literatures | ||
| Latino/as and Media | ||
| Latino History and Politics | ||
| Colony, Nation, and Minority: The Puerto Ricans' World | ||
| Ethnicity, Race, and Justice | ||
| Immigration, Crime, and Enforcement | ||
| Black and Latinx in Literature and Visual Culture | ||
| US Latino Literature | ||
| Topics in Latinx Culture | ||
| Sociodemographic Analysis of Mexican Migration | ||
| Latino Urbanism: Design and Engagement in the American City | ||
| Border and Race Studies in Latin America | ||
| Chican@ and Latin@ Social Movements in the U.S. | ||
| Latinx Digital Publics | ||
| Dimensions of Latin@ Mental Health Services | ||
| Advanced Topics in Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | ||
| Esperanza Community-Engaged Research with Latines | ||
| Directed Study 1 | ||
| Carmen Miranda | ||
| Racial Ethnic Families in the U.S. | ||
| The Caribbean and its Diasporas | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
- 1
A maximum of 3 credits earned through a directed study course (CHICLA 699) can count toward the certificate. Pass/Fail courses don't count for the certificate.
Residence and Quality of Work
- 8 credits in CHICLA or credits counting toward the certificate, taken in residence
- A cumulative 2.000 GPA in courses counting approved for the certificate
Certificate Completion Requirement
This undergraduate certificate must be completed concurrently with the student’s undergraduate degree. Students cannot delay degree completion to complete the certificate.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and analyze core concepts, important social and political issues, and key artistic and cultural expressions related to Chicana/o and Latina/o life in the United States.
- Discuss the histories of Chicanas/os and Latinas/os in the United States and their implications for contemporary problems of racialization, social stratification, colonialism, and oppression.
- Describe the commonalities and differences among Chicanas/os and Latinas/os along lines of class, gender, race, sexuality, citizenship, and national origin, and evaluate Latinidad as a pan-ethnic category in the United States.
- Analyze relations between Chicanas/os and Latinas/os in the United States and their countries of heritage from a transnational and transborder perspective.
- Apply ideas from Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies to concrete problems through service-learning and community-based research, in a spirit of dialogue and reciprocal exchange informed by ethical and social justice principles.
Advising and Careers
Academic advising for the Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies certificate is available in the Student Advising Office. Prospective and current certificate students must make an appointment with Rachelle Eilers, reilers@wisc.edu, to discuss requirements, courses, and application to the certificate. Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies certificate recipients have enjoyed great success in fields including the health professions, social service, education, law, journalism, business, the arts, politics, and government service.
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