[Revolting cat!]

Why not just hand out a Ph.D?

[jmacusa]

Degrees in racial chauvinism. College degrees that mean nothing.

[ExNewsExSpook]

I’m sure that’s coming up next...I wonder if her new alma mater, Cal State Northride, will be releasing her master’s thesis [sarc] I’d be greatly surprised if this program required much more than showing up (on occasion) and writing a few militant term papers that La Raza would be proud of.

Probably similar to Chelsea Clinton’s matriculation at Stanford. As I recall, she missed a good portion of her junior and senior years to help Hillary work on her Senate campaign, but still graduated on time. Then, she drank her way through grad school in the UK, and at last report, was working on some sort of doctoral program.

I’m guessing Ms. Longoria’s attractive face will be appearing in various promotional materials for the school. Not a bad deal for Cal State Northridge; get a celeb endorsement in exchange for a worthless graduate degree.

[dsrtsage]

Chicano studies PHD final exam.

1). White people are bad (T/F)

2) Describe why white people are bad.

[marktwain]

A total of 33 units are necessary to graduate from the Masters program in Chicana and Chicano Studies. In particular, students are required to take 30 units of course work and 3 units for the thesis or graduate project. A 3.0 grade point average or higher is required for all coursework in the program. The university provides students seven years from the date students are admitted to complete the requirements for this degree.

It is important to note that most 500 level courses are offered once a week in the late afternoon (4:20-6:50pm) and/or evening (7-9:50pm). Some courses may be offered Saturday mornings.

Completed Thesis since 2009
Year 1

All students are required to take the following courses in their first year of the program:

ChS 500: Seminar in Chicana/o Studies (3 units),

ChS 501: Seminar in the Social Sciences and the Chicana/o (3 units), and

ChS 502: Seminar in the Humanities and the Chicana/o (3 units)

Enrollment in ChS 500 and 501 occur in the Fall semester and ChS 502 occurs in the Spring.
Year 1, 2, & 3

Students are required to take seven elective courses (21 units) throughout the course of the program. Four of the seven elective courses (12 units) must be 500 level courses in Chicano Studies. There is some flexibility with the nine remaining units. For example, graduate students can take up to 9 units (3 courses) of 400 level courses with prior approval from the program coordinator. Also, 6 of the flexible 9 units can be taken outside of the department with prior approval. It is critical that you meet with the program coordinator to determine the best course of action given your time constraints, and future academic and career goals.
The following is a list of current upper division electives in Chicano Studies:

http://www.csun.edu/~hfchs006/CHS-ma-program.html

[ek_hornbeck]

Some of the courses in the Chicano Studies curriculum:

An Introduction to Lowriders

Advanced Topics in Lowriders: Chrome An Introduction to Gang Signs

Advanced Gang Signs

Spanglish Swear Words

Graffiti and Vandalism

Landscaping with Trash

Advanced Topics in Teen Pregnancy