Japanese B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Japanese

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 50

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Note: Students are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all their upper-division JPNS courses presented in fulfillment of requirements for the Japanese major. All other courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the major or minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better; the minimum GPA required is 2.00 in all lower-division work attempted in the major.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses		26
Language Core
Culture and Civilization Core
East Asian Studies
Upper-Division Core Courses		12
Major Electives		12
Total Hours		50

Lower-Division Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 29 total credits required.

Language Core

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
JPNS 101	Elementary Japanese I	5
JPNS 102	Elementary Japanese II	5
JPNS 201	Intermediate Japanese I	5
JPNS 202	Intermediate Japanese II	5
Total Hours		20

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Culture and Civilization Core

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
JPNS 150H	Japanese Cult & Civiliz	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

East Asian Studies

Code	Title	Hours
Complete at least 1 East Asian studies or history course on Japan or East Asia at any level that are not taught in the Modern and Classical Languages and Literature department for a total of 6 additional credits.		3
CHIN 313L	Chinese Poetry in Translation
CHIN 380	Chinese Folktales
GH 161L	Asian Humanities
PSCI 311	Rev & Reform Modern China
PSCI 420	Exp Offering: Comp Politics
RLST 232	Buddhism
RLST 238H	Japanese Religions
RLST 354	Topics in East Asia Religions
Total Hours		3

Upper-Division Core Courses

Note: Either JPNS 412 or JPNS 415 may be taken to complete the 14 credits. JPNS 411 is repeatable once.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
JPNS 301	Advanced Japanese	3
JPNS 302	Advanced Japanese	3
JPNS 411	Mod Jpns Wrtrs/Thinkers (repeatable once)	3
JPNS 412	Intro Classical Japanese	3
or JPNS 415	Adv Jpns for Professionals
Total Hours		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Major Electives

Notes:

JPNS 392 may be taken for up to 3 credits only.
Only 3 credits from JPNS 390 or JPNS 392 may count towards the 9 credits.
JPNS 391 may only be counted as an elective when the course is a Japanese literature, Japanese pedagogy/linguistics, or Japanese cultural course not part of basic Japanese language instruction.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 12 credits from the following courses:		12
JPNS 311	Jpns Clasc Lit Engl Trans
JPNS 312	Jpns Lit Medieval to Mod
JPNS 371	Japanese Film and Anime
JPNS 390	Research
JPNS 391	Special Topics
JPNS 392	Independent Study
JPNS 431	Post-War Japanese Lit
JPNS 491	Special Topics
JPNS 492	Independent Study
Total Hours		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-