Online Major

The Online Ethnic Studies Degree Program is identical to the existing Ethnic Studies Program, with the exception that the degree is attained entirely online.  Students participating in the Online Degree Ethnic Studies Degree Program may choose from any of our areas of concentration:

  1. American Indian Studies
  2. Asian American Studies
  3. Black Studies
  4. Chicanx/Latinx Studies
  5. Comparative Ethnic Studies
  6. Genders and Sexualities in Communities of Color.

The Online Ethnic Studies Degree Program guarantees that all of the courses you need to complete your major will be available within a two-year time frame (for transfer students).

Please note that in addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation described in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements chapter in the front of the University catalog. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Once you are admitted to CSUEB, you simply declare your major as "Online Ethnic Studies." There is no separate admissions process to the major. We welcome all students!

You may apply online at . Click on “undergraduate admissions application.” If you have any questions about the application process, please call Planning and Enrollment Management at (510) 885-2784.

All Ethnic Studies majors, including online majors, will be assigned a faculty advisor. If you don't know who your advisor is, contact the Ethnic Studies Admin at es@csueastbay.edu.

You can direct all your GE questions to the CLASS Student Services Center class_ssc@csueastbay.edu. They will connect you with your advisor.