Satisfactory Progress Toward Degree
By the time a student majoring in Arabic has completed 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, and course withdrawal), the student must have completed satisfactorily the following courses in Arabic: ARBC 3105 Advanced Arabic, ARBC 3106 Advanced Arabic, and ARBC 3124 Arabic for Oral Proficiency. Satisfactory completion means a C or better (in each required course in the major).
- Some courses required for this major have pre-/co-requisite and/or enrollment requirements. Please refer to Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about pre-/co-requisite and enrollment requirements.
Graduation Requirements
GPA Requirements
In-Major Grade and GPA Required: All courses listed above under “Degree Core Requirements” and “Major Requirements” are considered in-major courses. A minimum grade of “C” is required in each of these courses and an average of 2.0 in all in-major courses is required for graduation.
Total Hours Required: 120 credit hours required for graduation
Transfer Credit
- Students may transfer no more than 18 of the last 45 cr. of course work. Study Abroad falls under this rule if it is not VT credit.
- A form titled “Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere” must be filled out and signed by the student, Global Education Office, Arabic advisor, and the undergraduate academic dean’s office before the student departs on the study abroad program.
- A maximum of 50% of the required credits for a degree may be earned at a two-year college.
Free Electives:
Foreign Language Requirement
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages
Major in Arabic
4-Year Plan (Roadmap)
Total of 120 credit hours needed for graduation
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits |
|---|
| RLCL 1004 | Introduction to Religion and Culture | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Spring Semester |
|---|
| ARBC 2774 | Arab Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall Semester |
|---|
| ARBC 2105 | Intermediate Arabic | 3 |
| ARBC 3474 | Topics in Arab Cinema | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Spring Semester |
|---|
| ARBC 2106 | Intermediate Arabic | 3 |
| ARBC 3124 | Arabic for Oral Proficiency | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall Semester |
|---|
| ARBC 3105 | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Spring Semester |
|---|
| ARBC 3106 | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
ARBC 3304
| Topics in Modern Arab Cultures
or War and Arab Culture | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall Semester |
|---|
| ARBC 3514 | Media Arabic | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Spring Semester |
|---|
| ARBC 4154 | Advanced Composition and Stylistics | 3 |
| ARBC 4334 | Research in Arab Culture | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| | Total Credits | 120 |
1 If necessary, student may take the Elementary Arabic sequence, ARBC 1105 and 1106 as electives before taking ARBC 2105. ARBC 1106 is a prerequisite for ARBC 2105.
