Students in good academic standing may declare this major at any time. Preferably, however, they should:
- Be in their junior year; this gives them plenty of time to take care of their general education requirements
- Have taken at least two of the AES introductory courses (AFRAM 101, ASA 101, CHST 101)
- Have at least a 2.0 overall grade point average
- Have at least a 2.7 overall GPA for all AES course work completed, with no single grade below 2.5
- Havecompleted at least 5 credits ofEnglish Compositionwith a minimum grade of 2.5