Linguistics B.A.
All students must meet the University Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
This page also includes specific requirements for the Linguistics concentrations:
Sociolinguistics Concentration
Psycholinguistics Concentration
Major Requirements
33 credits, including:
| LING 080 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 160 | Introduction to Phonology | 3 |
| LING 165 | Phonetic Theory and Practice | 3 |
| LING 166 | Introduction to Syntax | 3 |
| LING 250 | Linguistics Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Morphology | ||
| Historical Linguistics | ||
| Introduction to Pragmatics | ||
| 6 credits of linguistics electives | 6 | |
| 9 credits of concentration courses | 9 | |
At least 1 elective or concentration course must be at the 200-level. The first 3 credits of an undergraduate thesis may count toward the major. No more than 3 credits may come from classes also used to fulfill the student’s minor or a second major.
Sociolinguistics Concentration
| LING 176 | D1: African American English | 3 |
| LING 178 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| 2 approved elective courses at the 100-level or above | 6 | |
Psycholinguistics Concentration
| CSD 094 | Dev of Spoken Language | 3 |
| LING 171 | Intro to Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| LING 177 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| 1 approved elective course at the 100-level or above | 3 | |
Additional concentration courses may be substituted with the approval of a linguistics faculty member.