The Latin American Studies minor allows students to explore interdisciplinary approaches to a significant world region while pursuing a major in an academic discipline.

A total of 7 classes (28 units) are required to complete the minor in Latin American Studies, 5 of which (20 units) must be upper-division. These courses need to be approved Latin American Studies classes in the humanities and social sciences. All classes need to be taken for a letter grade and satisfactorily completed.

• 5 courses (20 units) need to be upper-division.
• 1 course needs to be LATI 50, which is offered once per year.
• 1 course needs to fulfill the language requirement, which should be the culmination of at least two years of college-level language instruction in Spanish or Portuguese. This course can be fulfilled in the following ways:
  1. LTSP 2C for non-native speakers
  2. LTSP 2D for native speakers
  3. LTSP 50 or above
  4. A UCSD approved Spanish/Portuguese education abroad course