Academic Programs
East Asian Languages & Cultures does not permit auditing of language courses.
Chinese
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers first and supplementary majors and a minor in Chinese. The program in Chinese provides language classes in Mandarin Chinese at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as courses in English on classical and modern Chinese literature and culture.
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Study Abroad
Qualified students also have the opportunity to attend East China Normal University in Shanghai, People's Republic of China and Peking University in Beijing, China.
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University and College Language Requirements
Completion of First-Year Chinese (10 credits) or Beginning Chinese (9 credits) will satisfy the language requirement for both the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Science.
Although the College of Business does not have a language requirement, it strongly supports integration of language courses into its curriculum and encourages students to participate in the International Study Programs.
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Placement Exams
Students who wish to enroll in a Chinese language course beyond the 101 or 111 level must take a placement examination administered by the Department. Students testing out of 100-level language courses must complete at least one course at the 200-level or higher to satisfy the language requirement. For more information, please contact the EALL office by phone (631-8873) or email.
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Seniors and Beginning Chinese:
Our Chinese program is designed to offer majors to those who take our courses. The administration of the University is encouraging language departments to work on retaining students beyond the first or second year of a language so that they can matriculate into higher level courses, which in the case of Chinese would be third, fourth and fifth year. At the same time, we have a finite number of courses, instructors and seats available for this program. So, for these reasons, the program does not prohibit seniors from registering for the beginning Chinese courses, but only asks that they wait until the younger students, who, because of the longer trajectory ahead of them, have the option of becoming full majors or minors in the program and of taking our advanced courses, have had a chance to register first. After they have had a chance to register, the Department will welcome any seniors who want to embark on this course of study provided that seats are still available in the classes.
Japanese
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers first and supplementary majors and a minor in Japanese.. The program in Japanese offers language classes in modern Japanese at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as courses in English on classical and modern Japanese literature and culture.
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Study Abroad
Qualified students majoring in Japanese also have the opportunity to attend Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan or Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan during their sophomore or junior year.
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University and College Language Requirements
Completion of First-Year Japanese (10 credits) or Beginning Japanese (9 credits) will satisfy the language requirement for both the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Science.
Although the College of Business does not have a language requirement, it strongly supports integration of language courses into its curriculum and encourages students to participate in the International Study Programs.
Learn More > Courses
Placement Exams
Students who wish to enroll in a Japanese language course beyond the 101 or 111 level must take a placement examination administered by the Department. Students testing out of 100-level language courses must complete at least one course at the 200-level or higher to satisfy the language requirement. For more information, please contact the EALL office by phone (631-8873) or email.
Learn More >
Placement Exams
Seniors and Beginning Japanese
Our Japanese program is designed to offer majors to those who take our courses. The administration of the University is encouraging language departments to work on retaining students beyond the first or second year of a language so that they can matriculate into higher level courses, which in the case of Chinese would be third, fourth and fifth year. At the same time, we have a finite number of courses, instructors and seats available for this program. So, for these reasons, the program does not prohibit seniors from registering for the beginning Chinese courses, but only asks that they wait until the younger students, who, because of the longer trajectory ahead of them, have the option of becoming full majors or minors in the program and of taking our advanced courses, have had a chance to register first. After they have had a chance to register, the Department will welcome any seniors who want to embark on this course of study provided that seats are still available in the classes.
