Chinese Major & Minor Requirements

At Carthage, students can major and minor in Chinese.

As with all language majors at Carthage, the Chinese major is structured around a requisite study abroad experience. Students spend a semester abroad immersing themselves in real communicative situations to become culturally aware and linguistically proficient professionals in an interdependent world.

The Chinese Major
The Chinese Minor
Honors in the Major

Please note: Current students should follow the printed version of the College Catalog, and work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

The Chinese Major

2010 Elementary Chinese I
2011 Elementary Oral Chinese 1
2020 Elementary Chinese II
2021 Elementary Oral Chinese 11
2200 Cultural Awareness Orientation
3010 Intermediate Chinese I
3011 Intermediate Oral Chinese 1
3020 Intermediate Chinese II During the term in which this course is taken, students are required to pass a written and oral proficiency evaluation. A passing score on this evaluation is required before a student can enroll in courses numbered 308 or higher.
3021 Intermediate Oral Chinese II
4070 Advanced Chinese I

Choose one:

2070 Calligraphy and Chinese Language
3070 Chinese Culture and Language

Choose one:

REL 3140 East Asian Religions
HIS 3400 Modern China
REL 3130 Buddhism
HIS 1200 Issues in Asian History
ECN 3100 Political Economy of the Pacific Rim
POL 3390 Asian Politics

Also required:

GNRL 3510 Immersion Abroad (12-16 credits)
Students preparing to study abroad are urged to take MLAN 2200 Cultural Awareness Orientation.

About the Immersion Abroad Experience:

Chinese major students are required to spend one term studying abroad. Courses taken at foreign institutions are usually recorded on the student's Carthage transcript as GNRL 3510. This is a global designation for experiential learning and courses that may be in history, economics, political science, linguistics, art history, or a number of other fields supporting the Chinese major. When faculty of any department agree, a specific course taken abroad may be accepted in lieu of a course in that department and be so noted on the student's transcript. Students are strongly urged to get such courses approved by Carthage faculty before taking them. GNR 3510 may fulfill the Carthage Symposium requirement. (See department chair for details.) Students whose special circumstances do not permit an extended stay abroad must consult with the department chair.

The Chinese Minor

Students pursuing a minor in Chinese must complete 22 credits:

2010 Elementary Chinese I
2011 Elementary Oral Chinese 1
2020 Elementary Chinese II
2021 Elementary Oral Chinese 11
2200 Cultural Awareness Orientation
3010 Intermediate Chinese I
3011 Intermediate Oral Chinese 1
3020 Intermediate Chinese II During the term in which this course is taken, students are required to pass a written and oral proficiency evaluation. A passing score on this evaluation is required before a student can enroll in courses numbered 308 or higher.
3021 Intermediate Oral Chinese II

Choose one:

2070 Calligraphy and Chinese Language
3070 Chinese Culture and Language
4070 Advanced Chinese I
At least two additional credits above 301 in the target language.

Honors in the Major

The Carthage Modern Languages Department offers Honors in the Major. Please see the department chair for details. Basic requirements for Honors in a major include an overall GPA of 3.5 at graduation, completion of all requirements for the major, a formal recommendation by department faculty, a rating of “excellent” on the senior thesis by department faculty, and presentation of the senior thesis to an audience beyond the department.

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