The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate major programs in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish; minor programs in the above languages and in American Sign Language, Italian, Persian, and Classical Studies; and instruction in the above languages, as well as in Modern Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Vietnamese. Other languages may be offered from time to time.
World Language B.A.
The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate majors in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. (Please note, applications are not currently being accepted for the concentration in Chinese.) An undergraduate world language major must complete 32 upper-division credits (numbered 300 or higher) in language, literature and culture, an additional 8 credits in 400-level language and literature courses (excluding 401-410, except for Fr which accepts 401-410), 8 credits in adviser-approved electives, and 4 credits in linguistics (Ling 390, WLL 390, or a linguistics course in the target language). French majors must include a minimum of two courses from the 341, 342, 343, 344 sequence and a minimum of 16 400-level credits in their total program. Spanish majors must include at least one course from the 341, 342, 343, 344, 345 sequence and a minimum of 16 400-level credits in their total program.
Requirements
Courses
400-level courses in the major language (8 credits)
(excluding 401-410, except for Fr which accepts 401-410)
Language, literature, and culture (32 credits)
(in Fr this must include two courses from the 341-342-343-344 sequence and at least 16 400-level credits in their total program)
(in Span this must include one course from the 341-342-343-344-345 sequence and at least 16 400-level credits in their total program)
Linguistics (4 credits)
| WLL 390 | Languages of the World | 4 |
| Ling 390 | Introduction to Linguistics | 4 |
| | or | |
| | a linguistics course in the major language | |
Adviser-approved electives (8 credits)
Total Credit Hours: 52
- Before being admitted to 400-level courses, students will be expected to demonstrate proficiency at a level determined by the individual language program.
- No more than 8 credits of courses numbered 404 (Cooperative Education) may be counted toward the major.
- 20 of the required 52 credits must be taken in residence at PSU (excludes credit by exam but includes study abroad credit from PSU approved programs).
- All courses used to satisfy major requirements must be passed with a grade of C or higher. (C- and P are not acceptable.) Students majoring in a world language must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50 on all courses used to satisfy the major requirements.