{"id":1613,"date":"2020-03-19T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-us-latino-studies\/?page_id=1613"},"modified":"2024-06-28T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:58:00","slug":"declaration-of-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-us-latinx-studies\/undergraduate\/declaration-of-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies <\/strong><strong>(LACUSL) BA\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Program<\/strong>\u00a0is open to all students seeking a bachelor&#8217;s degree from UWM.<\/p>\n<p>You are encouraged to declare your major or certificate early in your academic career, ideally by the end of your sophomore year, to better ensure your ability to take all needed classes in a timely manner. 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