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Japanese Studies (JPNS) Minor

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Minor Courses
JPN 2105	Intermediate Japanese	3
JPN 2106	Intermediate Japanese	3
JPN 3105	Advanced Japanese	3
JPN 3106	Advanced Japanese	3
Subtotal		12
Elective Courses
Select 6 semester hours of the following:		6
JPN 2744	From Atom to Akira: Japan's Pop Culture
JPN 3125	Japanese for Oral Proficiency
JPN 3126	Japanese for Oral Proficiency
JPN 3304	Japanese Literature in Translation
JPN 3724	Modern Japanese Culture and Society
JPN 3954	Study Abroad
JPN 4104	Japanese Advanced Grammar
RLCL 1904	Religion and Culture In Asia
RLCL 3224	Religion and Culture in China and Japan
HIST 2364	History of Japan
ART 3064	Arts of China and Japan
PSCI 3574	Government and Politics of Japan
PSCI 3584	Governments and Politics of Asia
Subtotal		6
Total Credits		18

Graduation Requirements

Students must earn 18 JPN credits regardless of initial course placement.

Language courses must be taken in sequential order. For students with AP/IB credit or prior Japanese language experience, contact your Japanese advisor for placement.

Students with a proficiency level in Japanese that is too advanced for a given course will not be allowed to enroll in that course.

A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in each course completed for the Japanese Studies minor. A minimum in-minor GPA of 2.0 is required, and all courses used to fulfill the requirements of the minor will be used to determine the minor GPA.
Courses used to fulfill minor requirements may not be taken Pass/Fail.
A form titled “Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere” must be filled out and signed by the student, the Chair of the Department, and the Director of the Office of Global Education before the student departs on a study abroad program.