Major
Department Advanced Placement Policy
Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam in Chinese Language and Culture earn placement in the curriculum but not progress toward the minimum number of courses required by the major. Students who take a course that duplicates the AP award in Chinese will forfeit the AP credit.
Requirements
A minimum of 10 courses on Chinese language, literature, culture, and civilization as follows:
Four to six courses in Chinese language at the 200 level or above, including at least two courses at the 400 level:
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CHIN 201 |
Intermediate Chinese 1 |
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CHIN 202 |
Intermediate Chinese 2 |
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CHIN 301 |
Third Year Chinese 1 |
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CHIN 302 |
Third Year Chinese 2 |
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CHIN 401 |
Fourth Year Chinese 1 |
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CHIN 402 |
Fourth Year Chinese 2 |
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CHIN 403 |
Topics in Contemp Chin Society |
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CHIN 404 |
Introduction to Literary Chinese 1 |
Four to six additional courses on China taught in English or Chinese including:
One required Chinese culture course:
| CHIN 103 | Introduction to Chinese Culture (or a "topics" course on Chinese culture) |
| CHIN 255 | Chin Cult Through Camera's Eye (or a "topics" course on Chinese culture) |
One required Chinese literature course:
| CHIN 250 | Traditional Chinese Literature (or a “topics” course on Chinese literature.) |
Two to four additional approved courses on China. These courses may be outside of the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and include, but are not limited to:
| CHIN 260 | Chinese Linguistics |
| ECON 221 | Econ Development Modern China |
| HIST 155 | World War II in East Asia |
| HIST 281 | Imperial China |
| PHIL 255 | Asian Philosophy |
| RELS 106 | Buddhism |
Advising Note: In addition, majors must take two courses in their fourth year (the consent of their major advisor is needed for courses in English).
Minor
Department Advanced Placement Policy
Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam in Chinese Language and Culture earn placement in the curriculum but not progress toward the minimum number of courses required by the major. Students who take a course that duplicates the AP award in Chinese will forfeit the AP credit.
Requirements
Students must complete six courses for the minor, including 2-4 courses in Chinese language at the 200 level or above (at least one course at 300 level or above.)
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Required language courses or equivalents: |
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CHIN 201 |
Intermediate Chinese 1 |
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CHIN 202 |
Intermediate Chinese 2 |
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CHIN 301 |
Third Year Chinese 1 |
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CHIN 302 |
Third Year Chinese 2 |
Two to four additional courses on China taught in Chinese or English including the following:
One course on Chinese culture, cinema, or literature such as:
| CHIN 103 | Introduction to Chinese Culture |
| CHIN 250 | Traditional Chinese Literature (or a topics course on Chinese literature) |
| CHIN 255 | Chin Cult Through Camera's Eye |
One to three additional approved courses on China. These courses may be outside of the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and include, but are not limited to, the following:
| CHIN 260 | Chinese Linguistics |
| ECON 221 | Econ Development Modern China |
| HIST 155 | World War II in East Asia |
| HIST 281 | Imperial China |
| PHIL 255 | Asian Philosophy |
| RELS 106 | Buddhism |
Requirements for Native Speakers of Chinese: Students who are native speakers of Chinese can take six non-language courses on China (at least one course on Chinese literature and one course on Chinese culture) to fulfill the minor requirements.