Requirements for Major
The major in East Asian Studies requires a minimum of 46 semester hours
listed below. 28 semester hours must include: one East Asian history
course, four semester hours; East Asian Studies 400 Senior Seminar,
four semester hours; eight semester hours above Chinese or Japanese 112
or equivalent; and four semester hours each from a minimum of any three
of the following areas: economics, psychology, communication, geography, literature (either in English
translation or designated upper-level language courses), political
science, religion, or sociology. Sixteen semester hours may be
made up of electives. Twelve or more hours toward the major must
be at the 300 or higher course level; these hours may not be taken
abroad.
Additional Requirements:
A. At least 12 semester hours of the 46 hours above must be at the 300 or higher level. This includes EAS 400 Senior Seminar. Students may include one 300-level East Asian Language Course to fulfill this requirement. NOTE: 300 – level course credit is generally not available for courses taken in Japan, China or Korea. Students who wish to petition the East Asian Studies faculty for 300 – level credit for a course taken in East Asia need to attach a syllabus, tests and papers to their petition.
B. Students must complete two EAS writing intensive courses (W); including EAS 400.
C. In addition to completing the course requirements and maintaining the minimum required GPA of 2.0, students in the East Asian Studies Major also are required to attend a certain number of departmental colloquia prior to graduation.