艺术与科学学院提供非洲学研究研究生证书，该证书的候选人必须在300级或以上的水平上完成12个学分（4个课程），在300级以上的不超过6个学分。AAS的研究生证书旨在作为研究生课程（例如英语，历史，社会学，美国研究，政治学）的补充，或作为独立的学士学位后的课程。该证书是一个灵活的小型计划，旨在为学生提供广度和挑战，使他们能够在非裔美国人研究的集中跨学科研究中超越自己的家庭学科。为了认识到当今日益多样化和国际化的教育和就业环境，AAS计划提供了毕业证书，作为丰富学术，个人和就业前景的一种手段。
The purpose of the Africana Studies Program is to engender in Lehigh students an intellectual appreciation of the life and culture of peoples of sub-Saharan Africa and the worldwide diaspora, especially in the Americas (the United States and Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America), thereby enriching the Lehigh curriculum and increasing its relevance to a culturally diverse society and world. In the best tradition of a liberal arts education, Africana Studies expands Lehigh students critical understanding of their own heritage in interaction with other cultures.<br><br>The major and minor in Africana Studies constitute an interdepartmental and comparative program of study for undergraduates who wish to integrate the insights and methods of several disciplines to understand the history, culture, social, and political experience of people of African descent globally.<br><br>With the breadth and depth of the curriculum, the Africana Studies Program prepares students for a diverse range of careers. Alumni of the Africana Studies Program have advanced to careers in the arts, law, politics, and academia, among others, and with foci on immigration, mass incarceration, and activism. We encourage majors and minors to speak with the program director and/or their advisors to learn more about the applicability of Africana Studies to a wide range of careers.