Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/chicano-studies/default.htm

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

The Certificate of Achievement in Chicano Studies explores the unique experiences of the Latinx community living in California and the United States. The Certificate highlights the Chicana(o) Mexican American culture in the United States, including Latin American backgrounds, social and cultural differences, and experiences of assimilation.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Value the Spanish language skill as the primary cultural ethnic identity root, and success in college and career predictor among Chicanos, Mexican Americans, and Latin Americans in the U.S and around the globe.
• Transform through community based learning in the context of the Latinx and racialized communities’ struggles with civic engagement activities led by the principles of racial and social Justice.
• Communicate internalized bilingual understanding of the special nature of the Chicana(o) ethnic identity process and the significance of this cognitive process to all groups.
• Create a social movement by graduating and seeking a transfer degree at four year universities.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Required Courses
CS 100	Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Chicano/a Studies	3.0
CS 108	History of Mexican and Latino Americans in the United States	3.0
or HIST 108	History of Mexican and Latino Americans in the United States
SPAN 245	Introduction to Chicano/Mexican American Culture	3.0
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish	5.0
or SPAN 111	Elementary Spanish for Spanish Speakers
ENGL 223	Chicana/Chicano Literature	3.0
ENGL 225	Mexican Literature in Translation	3.0
Total Units		20