The Africana Studies minor promotes interdisciplinary knowledge of the historical and contemporary perspectives of the peoples of the African continent and the African Diaspora.  Today Africa has the largest number of countries in the world and is the second largest continent in terms of land area, population, and languages. Africans and outsiders have exploited its valuable material and human resources and have thereby contributed to the wealth and infrastructure of the contemporary world. Yet Africans and their descendants often have not received the credit they deserve for their many contributions to historical, intellectual, and cultural developments and social and political movements across continents. Africana Studies provides students with knowledgeable background from which to engage in difficult conversations today and to take actions to promote social justice and to pursue personal growth.h.

Africana Studies Minor requirements include:

1. Students must take five courses with Africana Studies content.

• Two courses must be taken from the list of required minor courses
• Three courses may be taken from the list of elective minor courses
• No more than two courses in any one discipline may be applied towards the minor.
• Courses must cover at least three different academic disciplines.
• No course grade below a C may be applied toward the minor.
• Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in courses applied to the minor. 

2. Students must register with the coordinator of the Africana Studies minor, ordinarily by the end of the drop/add period in the fall of their junior year. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 at the time they register.