Students in the Bachelor of Arts degree program with a major in East Asian Languages and Cultures complete a concentration in either Chinese or Japanese consistent with their interests and educational and career goals.  The major in East Asian Languages and Cultures may be combined with a major in any one of a number of other fields.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the East Asian Languages and Cultures major is met by completing Asian Languages 401 or 464.  Those courses are referenced in item 3. a. below.
2. The requirements of the College of Arts and Letters for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
   
   The completion of Chinese 201 and 202, or Japanese 201 and 202, referenced in item 3. b. below satisfies the College's requirement of second–year competency in a foreign language.
   
   The completion of requirement 3. e. below satisfies one of the cognates that the College requires.  The second cognate must be in a field outside the College of Arts and Letters.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	Three of the following courses (9 credits):
   	ASN	401	East Asian Cultures (W)				3
   	ASN	464	Studies in the Literature of Asia and the Asian Diaspora (W)				3
   	CHS	350	Studies in the Chinese Language				3
   	JPN	350	Studies in Japanese Language				3
   b.	One of the following concentrations (24 credits):
   	Chinese (24 credits):
   	(1)	All of the following courses:
   		CHS	201	Second–Year Chinese I			5
   		CHS	202	Second–Year Chinese II			5
   		CHS	301	Third–Year Chinese I			4
   		CHS	302	Third–Year Chinese II			4
   		CHS	401	Fourth–Year Chinese I			3
   		CHS	402	Fourth–Year Chinese II			3
   	Japanese (24 credits):
   	(1)	All of the following courses:
   		JPN	201	Second–Year Japanese I			5
   		JPN	202	Second–Year Japanese II			5
   		JPN	301	Third–Year Japanese I			4
   		JPN	302	Third–Year Japanese II			4
   		JPN	401	Fourth–Year Japanese I			3
   		JPN	402	Fourth–Year Japanese II			3
   c.	A capstone experience.  This requirement may be satisfied by completing special assignments in Asian Languages 401 or 464, by completing CHS 499 Senior Thesis Research or JPN 499  Senior Thesis Research, or by completing special assignments during an approved overseas study program.
   d.	East Asian Languages and Cultures electives:  Additional credits in Asian Languages and in Chinese or Japanese to meet the requirement of at least 31, but not more than 40, credits in courses in the major.
   e.	A cognate of 12 credits from within the College of Arts and Letters. At least 6 credits in courses related to East Asian history, arts, and humanities must be included in the cognate. Both the cognate and the related courses must be approved by the student's academic advisor. A student with a major in East Asian Languages and Cultures must earn a minimum grade–point average of 2.00 in the courses listed in items 3. a. through 3. d. above. Only one of the following courses may be used to satisfy the requirement referenced in item 3. a.:  Chinese 350 or Japanese 350.