Major in Asian Studies - 35 credits
- When declaring the major, students submit a brief personal statement of intent.
- Students majoring in Asian Studies must receive no less than C- in any course used to satisfy the major requirements.
- Up to 16 transferred credits from study abroad may be applied to the major.
- When applying to graduate, students submit a short exit essay reflecting upon their intellectual development, along with one or more examples of their best written work.
Required courses............................................8 credits
Each major is required to complete at least one year of intermediate-level language study in either Chinese or Japanese.1
CHI201 Intermediate Chinese I (4) or JPN201 Intermediate Japanese I (4)
CHI202 Intermediate Chinese II (4) or JPN202 Intermediate Japanese II (4)
Electives........................................................26 credits
At least 23 elective credits must be at the upper division (300/400 level).
Students must complete, by advisement:
Asian Studies Social Sciences (AS-SOC) courses: 12-14 credits
Asian Studies Arts & Humanities (AS-ARTS) courses: 12-14 credits2
Within the AS-SOC and AS-ARTS elective categories, select one course in each of the following sub-categories:
- Asian Studies Perspectives (ASP): minimum 3 credits
- Beyond China or Japan (AREA): minimum 3 credits
- Capstone Prerequisite Course (CPC): minimum 3 credits. Students must earn a minimum grade of B- on their CPC research paper3.
Capstone seminar............................................1 credit
ASN400 Asian Studies Seminar (1)
1Students with a high degree of language proficiency in these or other Asian languages may take 8 credits in other Asian Studies courses.
2Please refer to the current list of AS-SOC and AS-ARTS courses: Asian Studies course grid
3For more information about CPC courses and the Capstone course (ASN 400), see this information sheet.
