Program Requirements
Total Units Required: 18 units
Grade Requirement: C- or above; Pass/No Pass grades do not count toward minor requirements
Required Courses
- Two semesters of one of the chosen languages: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
- At least 9 units must be from 3000-level courses or above
- Students are required to complete one of the following Civilization courses (3 units):
Course List
Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
- Students are required to complete one of the following courses focusing on the premodern era (3 units):
Course List
Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
- Students are required to complete one of the following courses focusing on the modern era (3 units):
Course List
Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
- One upper-level (3000/4000 level) elective course: course must be non-language and offered by EALC (course subject: CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, EALC) (3 units)
Additional Information
- Language placement is required for this program. Please visit the Overview tab of the East Asian Languages and Cultures page for details.
- Students must earn at least a B- or better in language courses to continue to the next level. Students who do not meet this requirement may either repeat the course or earn at least a B- in an approved equivalent course (either during the summer or in a study abroad program).
- Basic Chinese and basic Korean: students must take both semesters of basic and one semester of regular language to fulfill the two-semester language requirement. Two semesters of basic language do not fulfill the language requirement.
- Courses for the minor must be taken for credit.
- No more than 3 units of transfer or study abroad non-language courses may be applied to the minor.
- Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a study abroad program. Please refer to the EALC website for more information about study abroad programs.