To earn a minor in black studies a student must complete 28 credits (12 credits of which must be taken in residence at PSU), to include the following:
| BSt 302 | African American Experience in the 20th Century | 4 |
| BSt 305/Hst 312 | African History, Before 1800 | 4 |
| BSt 306/Hst 313 | African History, 1800-Present | 4 |
| BSt 362/Anth 362 | African Prehistory | 4 |
| BSt 412 | Oregon African American History | 4 |
| BSt 413 | Slavery | 4 |
| BSt 414 | Racism | 4 |
| BSt 419 | African American Women in America | 4 |
| BSt 421 | African American Writers | 4 |
| BSt 424 | African American/African Culture in Cinema | 4 |
| BSt 430 | African American Political Thought | 4 |
| BSt 440 | Caribbean Studies | 4 |
| BSt 470 | African Art | 4 |
| BSt 484 | African American Community Development | 4 |
| | Eight adviser-approved credits chosen from related courses within departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 8 |