120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 39 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 36-37 | |
| Free Electives | 42-35 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| LNGN 210 | Introduction to General Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 220 | Structure of American English | 3 |
| LNGN 230 | Language in Society | 3 |
| or LNGN 245 | Language and Culture | |
| LNGN 300 | Syntax | 3 |
| LNGN 301 | Semantics | 3 |
| or LNGN 302 | Pragmatics | |
| LNGN 331 | Phonetics | 3 |
| LNGN 332 | Phonology | 3 |
| Major Elective Courses | ||
| Select 15-16 credits from the list below. | 15-16 | |
| Total Credits | 36-37 | |
Major Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LNGN 110 | Language of Food | 3 |
| LNGN 120 | Language and Computers | 3 |
| LNGN 130 | Speech Processing | 4 |
| LNGN 230 | Language in Society | 3 |
| LNGN 245 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| LNGN 240 | Languages of the World | 3 |
| LNGN 250 | Language of Propaganda | 3 |
| LNGN 255 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| LNGN 260 | Dialectology | 3 |
| LNGN 280 | Bilingualism | 3 |
| LNGN 284 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| LNGN/PSYC 288 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | 3 |
| LNGN 301 | Semantics | 3 |
| LNGN 302 | Pragmatics | 3 |
| LNGN 304 | Principles of Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| LNGN 310 | Morphology | 3 |
| LNGN 320 | Quantitative Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 325 | Principles of Second Language Learning | 3 |
| LNGN 330 | Scripting Tools for Text Analysis | 3 |
| LNGN 340 | Linguistic Annotation | 3 |
| LNGN 350 | Linguistics of American Sign Language and Other Signed Languages | 3 |
| LNGN 351 | Gesture, Sign, and Speech: The Multi-Modality of Communication | 3 |
| LNGN 370 | Comparative and Historical Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 380 | Corpus Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 420 | Language and the Mind | 3 |
| LNGN 430 | Field Methods | 3 |
| LNGN 445 | Natural Language Processing | 3 |
| LNGN 450 | Special Topics in Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 478 | Independent Study | 3 |
| PSYC 348 | Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 488 | Seminar in Cognitive Science | 3 |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Mathematics course. | 3 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Introduction to General Linguistics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies course. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | World Language II | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics | 3 | LNGN 210 | 3 |
| World Language I | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | LNGN 245 | 3 |
| LNGN 220 | 3 | Or Major Elective 1 | |
| LNGN 230 | 3 | Major Elective 2 | 3 |
| Or Major Elective 1 | |||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| LNGN 300 | 3 | LNGN 301 or 302 | 3 |
| LNGN 331 | 3 | LNGN 332 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Major Elective 3 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Major Elective 4 | 3 | Major Elective 5 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||