The major in Latin American Studies requires 10 courses, plus a senior exercise, which may be a senior thesis. Two years of college-level Spanish or its equivalent are also required. Students are expected to spend a semester abroad in one of the Pomona Study Abroad programs in Latin America during their junior year. This usually follows the fourth semester of language instruction. Appropriate courses taken on one of the Pomona programs in Latin America may be counted toward the major with the permission of the Latin American Studies Committee.

Required courses are as follows:

• three core introductory classes
• four discipline classes
• two years of college-level Spanish
• two electives
• one-semester senior tutorial or a two-semester thesis course

The three introductory classes must be taken in distinct areas, classified in this program as literature, history and social sciences. For the four discipline courses, students may choose one of the following options:
(1) two classes in two different areas
(2) two classes in one area, plus one each in the other two distinct areas

Majors must also take the Latin American Studies senior tutorial. All courses for the major must be taken for a letter grade.