All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
Students majoring in Japanese should select the appropriate track after consulting with the program director. Track 1 is aimed at students who begin their study of the Japanese language at the college level in the fall semester of their first year or the fall semester of their sophomore year; Track 2 is for students who have scored 4 in the Japanese AP Test or have scored enough points in the placement test given by the Japanese Program; Track 3 is for students who scored 5 in the Japanese AP Test or have passed the Japanese Language Placement given by the Japanese Program. All course work for each track should be chosen in consultation with the student’s major advisor.
Choose 1 of the following tracks:
Track 1
34 credits, including:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| LANGUAGE | ||
| Language Sequence. 22 credits. | 22 | |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Studies of Japanese Texts I | ||
| Studies of Japanese Texts II | ||
additional Japanese language coursework at the 4000-level | ||
| LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE | ||
| 2 courses/6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Advanced Language Electives. 3 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 3 | |
additional Japanese language coursework at the 3000-level or above | ||
Track 2
34 credits, including:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| LANGUAGE | ||
| Language Sequence. 14 credits. | 14 | |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Studies of Japanese Texts I | ||
| Studies of Japanese Texts II | ||
additional Japanese language coursework at the 4000-level | ||
| LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE | ||
| 2 courses/6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| ELECTIVES. 11 credits. | ||
| Advanced Language Electives. 3-11 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 3-11 | |
additional Japanese language coursework at the 3000-level or above | ||
| Additional Language Electives. Up to 8 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 0-8 | |
Honors: JAPN 4996 | ||
| Literature, History, and Culture Electives. Up to 8 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 0-8 | |
Track 3
34 credits, including:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| LANGUAGE | ||
| Language Sequence. 6 credits. | 6 | |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Studies of Japanese Texts I | ||
| Studies of Japanese Texts II | ||
additional Japanese language coursework at the 4000-level | ||
| LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE | ||
| 2 courses/6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| ELECTIVES. 19 credits. | ||
| Advanced Language Electives. 3-19 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 3-19 | |
additional Japanese language coursework at the 3000-level or above | ||
| Additional Language Electives. Up to 7 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 0-7 | |
Honors: JAPN 4996 | ||
| Literature, History, and Culture Electives. Up to 9 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 0-9 | |
Pre/Co-requisites
For Track 2, Japanese language through JAPN 1200: Elementary Japanese II or the equivalent.
For Track 3, Japanese language through JAPN 2200: Intermediate Japanese II or the equivalent.
Other Information
In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two CAS majors.
Courses for the major and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course prefix may be taken under that other prefix and still count for these requirements.
With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the major in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s major requirements if they are reactivated.
For a Bachelor of Arts degree, no more than 45 credits in courses with the same departmental prefix may be used toward completion of the 120 credits required for graduation.
At least half of the credits used to complete major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.