World Languages Requirement
All undergraduate students, regardless of major, must take 3-6 semester hours (s.h.) of the same foreign language, depending upon their previous experience with the language.
- Students who place at or beyond the third semester level must take one additional course (3 s.h.) in that language.
- Students who place below the third semester level must take two additional courses (6 s.h.) in that language.
- Students wishing to begin a new language with which they have no experience must take two courses (6 s.h.) in that language.
- Certain majors may have specific language requirements. See the individual program page for details.
NOTE: Only elective credit is given for the first semester level (101) of a language already studied in high school or at another college or university.
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Take two sequential courses from below (Students proficient to enter the third level need only take three credits of level 3 or 4) | ||
| American Sign Language | ||
| AMSL 101 & AMSL 102 | Beginning American Sign Language I and Beginning American Sign Language II | 6 |
| Arabic | ||
| ARAB 101 & ARAB 112 | Beginning Arabic I and Beginning Arabic II | 6 |
| ARAB 112 & ARAB 121 | Beginning Arabic II and Intermediate Arabic I | 6 |
| ARAB 121 | Intermediate Arabic I | 3 |
| ARAB 132 | Intermediate Arabic II | 3 |
| ARAB 203 | Advanced Arabic I | 3 |
| ARAB 204 | Advanced Arabic II | 3 |
| ARAB 351 | Advanced Spoken Arabic | 3 |
| Chinese | ||
| CHIN 101 & CHIN 112 | Beginning Chinese I and Beginning Chinese II | 6 |
| CHIN 112 & CHIN 121 | Beginning Chinese II and Intermediate Chinese I | 6 |
| CHIN 121 | Intermediate Chinese I | 3 |
| CHIN 132 | Intermediate Chinese II | 3 |
| CHIN 303 | Introduction to Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CHIN 410 | Perfecting Chinese Grammar | 3 |
| WLNC 368 | Special Topics in Chinese Culture | 3 |
| French | ||
| FREN 101 & FREN 112 | Beginning French I and Beginning French II | 6 |
| FREN 112 & FREN 121 | Beginning French II and Intermediate French | 6 |
| FREN 121 | Intermediate French | 3 |
| FREN 132 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
| FREN 203 | Mastering French | 3 |
| FREN 204 | French Stylistics and Composition | 3 |
| German | ||
| GERM 101 & GERM 102 | Beginning German I and Beginning German II | 6 |
| GERM 102 & GERM 121 | Beginning German II and Intermediate German I | 6 |
| GERM 115 | Intensive Beginning German | 6 |
| GERM 121 | Intermediate German I | 3 |
| GERM 132 | Intermediate German II | 3 |
| GERM 201 & GERM 202 | Advanced German I and Advanced German II | 6 |
| GERM 202 | Advanced German II | 3 |
| Greek | ||
| GREK 101 & GREK 102 | Beginning Greek I and Beginning Greek II | 6 |
| GREK 102 & GREK 201 | Beginning Greek II and Intermediate Greek I | 6 |
| GREK 201 | Intermediate Greek I | 3 |
| GREK 202 | Intermediate Greek II | 3 |
| Hebrew | ||
| HEBR 101 & HEBR 112 | Beginning Hebrew I and Beginning Hebrew II | 6 |
| HEBR 112 & HEBR 121 | Beginning Hebrew II and Intermediate Hebrew I | 6 |
| HEBR 121 | Intermediate Hebrew I | 3 |
| HEBR 132 | Intermediate Hebrew II | 3 |
| HEBR 151 | Advanced Hebrew I | 3 |
| HEBR 152 | Advanced Hebrew II | 3 |
| HEBR 201 | Israeli-Hebrew Culture | 3 |
| Italian | ||
| ITAL 101 & ITAL 102 | Italian I and Italian II | 6 |
| ITAL 111 | Comprehensive Beginning Italian for Spanish Speakers | 3 |
| ITAL 140 | Comprehensive Italian III and IV | 3 |
| ITAL 211 | Comprehensive Intermediate Italian for Spanish Speakers | 3 |
| Japanese | ||
| JAPN 101 & JAPN 112 | Beginning Japanese I and Beginning Japanese II | 6 |
| JAPN 112 & JAPN 121 | Beginning Japanese II and Intermediate Japanese I | 6 |
| JAPN 121 | Intermediate Japanese I | 3 |
| JAPN 132 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3 |
| JAPN 207 | Kanji through Reading | 3 |
| JAPN 251 | Advanced Japanese I | 3 |
| JAPN 252 | Advanced Japanese II | 3 |
| JAPN 301 | Advanced Japanese III | 3 |
| JAPN 401 | Advanced Japanese IV | 3 |
| Korean | ||
| KORE 101 & KORE 102 | Beginning Korean I and Beginning Korean II | 6 |
| KORE 102 & KORE 121 | Beginning Korean II and Intermediate Korean I | 6 |
| KORE 121 | Intermediate Korean I | 3 |
| KORE 132 | Intermediate Korean II | 3 |
| KORE 201 | Mastering Korean: Daily Life in Korea | 3 |
| KORE 206 | Conversational Korean through K-Pop and Popular Culture | 3 |
| KORE 308 | Reading in Korean | 3 |
| KORE 331 | Business Korean | 3 |
| KORE 375 | Korean Study Abroad | 3-9 |
| KORE 410 | Perfecting Korean Grammar | 3 |
| Latin | ||
| LATN 101 & LATN 102 | Beginning Latin I and Beginning Latin II | 6 |
| LATN 102 & LATN 205 | Beginning Latin II and Intermediate Latin I | 6 |
| LATN 150 | Intensive Beginning Latin | 6 |
| LATN 205 | Intermediate Latin I | 3 |
| LATN 206 | Intermediate Latin II | 3 |
| Portuguese | ||
| PORT 101 & PORT 102 | Elementary Portuguese I and Elementary Portuguese II | 6 |
| PORT 102 & PORT 103 | Elementary Portuguese II and Portuguese III | 6 |
| PORT 103 | Portuguese III | 3 |
| PORT 104 | Portuguese IV | 3 |
| Russian | ||
| RUSS 101 & RUSS 102 | Beginning Russian I and Beginning Russian II | 6 |
| RUSS 102 & RUSS 121 | Beginning Russian II and Intermediate and Heritage Russian | 6 |
| RUSS 121 | Intermediate and Heritage Russian | 3 |
| RUSS 132 | Spoken and Written Language Practice | 3 |
| RUSS 201 | Advanced Russian I | 3 |
| RUSS 202 | Advanced Russian II | 3 |
| Spanish | ||
| SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 | Spanish I and Spanish II | 6 |
| SPAN 102 & SPAN 103 | Spanish II and Spanish III | 6 |
| SPAN 103 | Spanish III | 3 |
| SPAN 104 | Spanish IV | 3 |
| SPAN 110 | Practical Spanish for Law Enforcement Personnel | 3 |
| SPAN 135 | Basic Spanish for Heritage Learners | 3 |
| SPAN 145 | Spanish Language Review Through Literature, Culture and Film | 3 |
| For Students Whose 1st Language Is Not English | ||
| ESOL 172 | Academic Reading | 3 |
| ESOL 173 | Academic Writing | 3 |
World Cultures Requirement
Some courses may also fulfill General Education and/or Major requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 110 | Anthropology of Multicultural America 3 | 3 |
| ANTH 115 | Cultures of the Middle East 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 120 | Native North Americans 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 130 | Cultures of South Asia 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 140 | Non-Western Contributions to the Western World 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 150 | Cultures of Latin America 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 160 | The Anthropology of Race 3 | 3 |
| ANTH 255 | Urban Anthropology 3 | 3 |
| ANTH 380 | Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| ARAB 193 | Introduction to Arab Culture 2 | 3 |
| ARHT 191 | African-American Art | 3 |
| ARHT 281 | African Art: Sub-Saharan | 3 |
| ARIN 193 | Introduction to Arab Culture | 3 |
| ARTX 201 | Culture and Appearance 3 | 3 |
| DNCE 145 | Worlds of Dance (Required for BFA Dance majors) 2 | 3 |
| EAES 272 | Land and Life in Latin America | 3 |
| EAES 281 | Introduction to American Urban Studies | 3 |
| EAES 283 | Urban Georgraphy | 3 |
| EAES 381 | Urban Field Studies | 3 |
| ECON 215 | The Economics of Social Problems | 3 |
| EDFD 264 | Gender Issues in Education 3 | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 294 | Women Poets | 3 |
| FSHD 205 | Women in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| FSHD 418 | Working with Diverse Families and Children | 3 |
| FSHD 445 | Poverty and Families | 3 |
| FREN 283 | Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa 2 | 3 |
| FREN 289 | Francophone Film 2 | 3 |
| FRIN 283 | Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa 2 | 3 |
| FRIN 289 | Francophone Film 2 | 3 |
| GSWS 102 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies 3 | 3 |
| GSWS 200 | Transnational Feminisms | 3 |
| GSWS 481 | The Legal Rights of Women | 3 |
| HIST 108 | Introduction to African Civilization (May be completed in the History major.) 2 | 3 |
| HIST 114 | Early Latin America (May be completed in the History major.) 2 | 3 |
| HIST 131 | Introduction to Indian Civilization (May be completed in the History major.) | 3 |
| HIST 132 | Introduction to Chinese Civilization (May be completed in the History major.) | 3 |
| HIST 133 | Modern Chinese Civilization (May be completed in the History major.) | 3 |
| HIST 138 | Introduction to Modern South Asia (May be completed in the History major.) 2 | 3 |
| HIST 205 | Race and Ethnicity in United States History | 3 |
| HIST 215 | U.S. Women’s History | 3 |
| HIST 217 | African American History | 3 |
| HUMN 217 | Reading Asian Cultures 2 | 3 |
| HUMN 289 | Francophone Film 2 | 3 |
| HUMN 381 | Africa in Classical Antiquity | 3 |
| HUMN 383 | Women in Antiquity | 3 |
| JAST 201 | Introduction to Jewish American Studies | 3 |
| LALS 201 | Perspectives on Latin America 2 | 3 |
| LALS 205 | Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction 2 | 3 |
| LAWS 220 | Conflict and Its Resolution 3 | 3 |
| LNGN 255 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| MGMT 332 | Diversity In Business | 3 |
| MUGN 109 | Introduction to Jazz 1 | 3 |
| MUGN 120 | Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena 1 | 3 |
| MUGN 150 | Influence of Afro-American Culture on Music | 3 |
| MUGN 309 | The Art of Jazz | 3 |
| NUFD 153 | Dynamics of Food and Society 3 | 3 |
| PHIL 237 | Asian Philosophy 2 | 3 |
| POLS 204 | Government and Politics of Africa | 3 |
| POLS 206 | Government and Politics of China and Japan 2 | 3 |
| POLS 214 | Women in Politics | 3 |
| POLS 215 | Ethnic Politics in America | 3 |
| POLS 312 | Black Politics in the United States | 3 |
| POLS 340 | Government and Politics of India and South Asia | 3 |
| POLS 341 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| PSYC 231 | Psychology of Aggression | 3 |
| PSYC 245 | Hispanic/Latino Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 246 | Psychology of the Black Experience | 3 |
| PSYC 265 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| RELG 213 | Buddhism | 3 |
| RELG 240 | Asian Religions 2 | 3 |
| RELG 250 | African Religions 2 | 3 |
| RELG 252 | Africana Religions in the Americas 2 | 3 |
| RELG 254 | Native American Religion 2 | 3 |
| RELG 267 | Women and Religion | 3 |
| RUIN 297 | Women in Russian Literature | 3 |
| SASE 412 | Field Work in Urban Education | 1-3 |
| SASE 423 | Teaching in Urban Schools | 3 |
| SOCI 102 | Racial and Ethnic Relations 3 | 3 |
| SOCI 311 | Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 315 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOCI 430 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SPAN 376 | Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| SPAN 472 | Puerto Rican Literature and Thought | 3 |
| SPIN 161 | Magic Realism in Spanish American Literature | 3 |
| THTR 265 | The Contemporary Theatre of Cultural Diversity 1 | 3 |
| THTR 280 | The Power of Masks | 3 |
| VIST 109 | Special Topics in Global Art Cultures | 3 |
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Course also fulfills General Education - Fine and Performing Arts requirement.
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Course also fulfills General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives requirement.
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Course also fulfills General Education - Social Science: Social Science Perspectives requirement.