There are three options for students interested in a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese: the culture-intensive program, the language-intensive program, and the linguistics-intensive option. Options within majors are ways of focusing academic interests, but they do not appear on grade transcripts. Other terms used for options include areas of concentration, emphasis, focus, or specialization; preparatory programs; primary and secondary areas or subjects; fields or subfields; programs of emphasis or study; and tracks.

Prospective majors must meet with an academic adviser when declaring the major as well as each spring to obtain the adviser’s signature before fall term registration, and two terms before graduation. Any course for which a grade lower than C- is received does not count toward the major.

BA Degree in Japanese – Culture-Intensive Option (check list)

47 graded credits are required in courses beyond the second-year level, including:

• Third-year Japanese (JPN 301,302,303)
• 8 credits of upper-division Japanese language courses beyond the third-year level, which may include JPN 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 434, 435, 436, and 437
• Introduction to Japanese Literature/Linguistics – two courses from JPN 305, 306, 307, 315. Students graduating AY 21-22 may substitute any of the following upper-division courses for JPN 305 and JPN 315 which are not being offered this year: JPN 399 (W22), JPN 407 (S22) JPN 410 (F21, W22,and S22), JPN 490 (F21).
• 16 credits of upper-division courses in Japanese culture, literature, linguistics, film, or other adviser-approved areas taken from this or other departments. Of these, at least three must be from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, with two having the JPN subject code. A third non-JPN course chosen from within the department may also count toward the culture-intensive option.

Prospective majors who place above 301 language level must draft an individualized program in conjunction with an EALL adviser.

BA Degree in Japanese – Language-Intensive Option (check list)

47 graded credits are required in courses beyond the second-year level of Japanese including:

• Third-Year Japanese (JPN 301, 302, 303)
• Introduction to Japanese Literature/Linguistics – two courses from JPN 305, 306, 307, 315. Students graduating AY 21-22 may substitute any of the following upper-division courses for JPN 305 and JPN 315 which are not being offered this year: JPN 399 (W22), JPN 407 (S22) JPN 410 (F21, W22,and S22), JPN 490 (F21)
• Two terms of Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese (JPN 411, 412)
• Two terms of Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese (JPN 414, 415)
• Either the third term of Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese (JPN 413) or the third term of Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese (JPN 416).
• 4 adviser-approved credits of upper-division courses in Japanese language; or JPN/EALL literature, culture or linguistics.

BA Degree in Japanese – Linguistics-Intensive Option (check list)

47 graded credits are required in courses beyond the second-year level of Japanese including:

• Third-Year Japanese (JPN 301, 302, 303)
• Two upper-division language courses beyond Third-year level, including fourth-year Japanese (JPN411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416), Advanced Japanese (JPN434,435,436) Classical Japanese Literary Language (JPN437)
• Three linguistics survey courses from JPN315, EALL209, EALL 440, 441, LING301. JPN315 must be taken if available
• Two advisor-approved upper division EALL linguistics courses, including EALL440, 441, 442, 443, 486
• One advisor-approved upper division linguistics course offered in EALL and Linguistics.

Prospective majors who place above 301 language level must draft an individualized program in conjunction with an EALL adviser.