Bachelor of Arts in Languages
Admission Requirements
Dual Languages Option
- Complete the .
- Complete the聽.
- Complete the聽.
- All language majors are required to take the聽Languages Exit Exam, consisting of both oral and written components, during their final semester prior to graduation. There is no minimum score required for graduation as the聽Languages Exit Exam聽serves purely programmatic needs. Please contact your faculty advisor to schedule the exam.聽
- Students may not earn a major and a minor in the same language.
- Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
尝滨狈骋听础101 | How Language Works | |
贰狈骋尝听础311 | Writing in Public Life | |
贰狈骋尝听础435 | Critical Theory | |
| Complete either the single language or dual languages option below. | ||
| Single Language Option (choose one of the following languages): | 34 | |
French | ||
Complete the following four courses: | ||
贵搁贰狈听础201 | Intermediate French I | |
贵搁贰狈听础202 | Intermediate French II | |
贵搁贰狈听础301 | Advanced French I | |
贵搁贰狈听础302 | Advanced French II | |
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1 | ||
贵搁贰狈听础306 | Advanced French Conversation and Composition | |
贵搁贰狈听础310 | Selected Topics: Literary Trends and Traditions | |
贵搁贰狈听础490 | Selected Topics: Studies in French/Francophone Literature and Culture | |
贬滨厂罢听础310 | Renaissance/Reformation Europe | |
贬滨厂罢听础312 | Princes, Pirates, and Puritans: Europe 1600-1789 | |
贬滨厂罢听础314 | Nineteenth Century Europe | |
贬滨厂罢听础316 | Twentieth Century Europe | |
German | ||
Complete the following four courses: | ||
骋贰搁听础201 | Intermediate German I | |
骋贰搁听础202 | Intermediate German II | |
骋贰搁听础301 | Advanced German I | |
骋贰搁听础302 | Advanced German II | |
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1 | ||
骋贰搁听础310 | Selected Topics: Literary Trends and Traditions | |
骋贰搁听础490础 | Topics in Literatures and Cultures of the German-Speaking Countries | |
贬滨厂罢听础310 | Renaissance/Reformation Europe | |
贬滨厂罢听础312 | Princes, Pirates, and Puritans: Europe 1600-1789 | |
贬滨厂罢听础314 | Nineteenth Century Europe | |
贬滨厂罢听础316 | Twentieth Century Europe | |
贬滨厂罢听础411 | History of Modern Germany | |
Japanese | ||
Complete the following four courses: | ||
闯笔狈听础201 | Intermediate Japanese I | |
闯笔狈听础202 | Intermediate Japanese II | |
闯笔狈听础301 | Advanced Japanese I | |
闯笔狈听础302 | Advanced Japanese II | |
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1 | ||
闯笔狈听础350 | Business Japanese | |
闯笔狈听础390 | Selected Topics: Studies in Japanese Culture and Society | |
闯笔狈听础390A | Selected Topics: English-Language Studies in Japanese Culture and Society | |
闯笔狈听础490 | Selected Topics: Studies in Japanese Literature and Culture | |
贬滨厂罢听础322 | Modern Japan | |
贬滨厂罢听础325 | Northeast Asia in 21st Century | |
贬滨厂罢听础420 | The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of the Samurai | |
滨狈罢尝听础325 | Northeast Asia in 21st Century | |
Spanish | ||
Complete the following four courses: | ||
厂笔础狈听础201 | Intermediate Spanish I | |
厂笔础狈听础202 | Intermediate Spanish II | |
厂笔础狈听础301 | Advanced Spanish I | |
厂笔础狈听础302 | Advanced Spanish II | |
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1 | ||
厂笔础狈听础310 | Selected Topics: Literary Trends and Traditions | |
厂笔础狈听础320 | Studies in Contemporary Hispanic Cultures | |
厂笔础狈听础490 | Selected Topics: Hispanic Culture and Civilization | |
厂笔础狈听础490A | Selected Topics: Studies in Hispanic Literature and Culture | |
贬滨厂罢听础336 | Latin America to 1800 | |
贬滨厂罢听础338 | Modern Latin America: Revolutions, Dictatorships, and Democracy | |
贬滨厂罢听础406 | Conflict and Coexistence in Medieval Iberia | |
贬滨厂罢听础408 | Iberian Empires: Globalization in the Early Modern World | |
| Total | 37 | |
- 1
Complete聽18聽credits of faculty advisor approved upper-division electives in or related to the primary language or culture, at least 9 of which must be taught in the primary聽language and at least 6 of which must be completed in residence.
- Choose a primary language from the following: French, German, Japanese or Spanish. Complete A201, A202, A301 and A302 in the primary language.
- Complete 9 credits of approved upper-division electives in or related to the primary language or culture, at least 6 of which must be taught in the primary language in residence.
- Choose a secondary language from the following: American Sign Language, French, German, Japanese or Spanish.聽Complete 8 credits beyond A102 in the secondary language.
A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, 39聽 of which must be upper-division.
Honors in LanguagesThe Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Languages recognizes distinguished achievement by conferring programmatic honors in languages. In order to receive honors in languages, a student must meet the following requirements:
- Be a declared languages major;
- Satisfy all requirements for a BA in Languages;
- Meet the requirements for 聽as outlined in the catalog;
- Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.80;
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.90 in courses taken in the primary language option beyond A302.