| Term 1 | Hours | Milestone Notes |
| ENGL 101 * (or equivalent) | 3 | Completion of at least 12 credit hours |
| Foreign Language (intermediate level)* | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Lab* | 4 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning Electives* | 3-4 | |
| 1Elective | 0-1 | |
| Term 2 |
| ENGL 102 * (or equivalent) | 3 | ENGL 101 * |
| Foreign Language (intermediate level)* | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Lab (continuation of sequence)* | 4 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning Electives* | 3-4 | |
| Social Sciences* | 3 | |
| Term 3 |
| Communicating Orally Elective* | 3 | Completion of at least 12 credit hours |
| American Studies (major) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language or Elective | 3 | |
| Non-U.S. History* | 3 | |
| Social Sciences* | 3 | |
| Term 4 |
| AMST 310 | 3 | ENGL 102 * |
| Foreign Language or Elective | 3 | |
| Non-U.S. History (continuation of sequence)* | 3 | |
| 1Electives | 6 | |
| Term 5 |
| American Studies (major) | 3 | Upper-level course in American Studies major |
| Arts and Humanities (List A)* | 3 | |
| Communicating through Writing Elective* | 3 | |
| 1Electives | 6 | |
| Term 6 |
| American Studies (major) | 9 | Completion of at least 9 upper-division (300-400) hours |
| Arts and Humanities (List A or B)* | 3 | |
| 2Connections | 3 | |
| Term 7 |
| American Studies (major) | 3 | Completion of at least 24 total upper-division (300-400) hours |
| AMST 450 | 3 | |
| 2Connections | 6 | |
| 1Elective | 3 | |
| Term 8 |
| American Studies (major) | 9 | Completion of at least 42 total upper-division (300-400) hours |
| Global Challenges | 3 | |
| 1Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL (minimum) | 120 | |
