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Students must achieve a grade of C or better in a course for it to be counted toward the major. Students must have a minimum GPA in the major of 2.0 in order to satisfy the requirements in Chinese Language and Literature. No pass/fail options will be accepted for those courses used toward completion of the requirements for the major. (Courses designated as mandatory pass/fail, however, may be considered for credit toward this major.  Consult your advisor.) Double majors need to complete the junior year writing requirement in only one of their majors. Only 6 credits from other institutions within and without the 5-College consortium may be applied to this major. No more than 6 credits may be earned for the 110/120/126/127 or 246/247 sequences.

I. PREREQUISITES (24 credits) Chinese 126 Intensive Elementary Chinese I 6 credits Chinese 246 Intensive Elementary Chinese II 6 credits Chinese 326 Intensive Intermediate Chinese I 6 credits Chinese 327 Intensive Intermediate Chinese II 6 credits II. REQUIRED COURSES (16 credits) Chinese 375 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 credits Chinese 426 Advanced Modern Chinese I 3 credits Chinese 427 Advanced Modern Chinese II 3 credits Chinese 450 Elementary Classical Chinese 4 credits Chinese 451 Intermediate Classical Chinese 3 credits III. SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM AMONG THE FOLLOWING: Chinese 430 Scientific and Technical Chinese 3 credits Chinese 432 Media Chinese 3 credits Chinese 433 Business Chinese 3 credits Chinese 526 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature I 3 credits Chinese 527 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature II 3 credits Chinese 536 Readings in Premodern Vernacular Literature 3 credits Chinese 537 Readings in Vernacular Literature 3 credits Chinese 552 Readings in Chinese Historical Texts 3 credits Chinese 555 Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry 3 credits Chinese 556 Readings in Classical Chinese Prose 3 credits Chinese 570 Research in Chinese Source Materials 3 credits Chinese 575 Syntactic Structures of Chinese 3 credits Chinese 576 History of the Chinese Language 3 credits Chinese 577 Chinese Dialectology 3 credits IV. SELECT 6 CREDITS FROM AMONG THE FOLLOWING Chinese 136 Introduction to Chinese Cinema 3 credits Chinese 138 Religion in Chinese Culture 3 credits Chinese 151 Fiction East and West 3 credits Chinese 153 Literature: Poetry 3 credits Chinese 154 Literature: Tale, Short Story, Novel 3 credits Chinese 155 Chinese Myths and Legends 3 credits Chinese 241 Contemporary Chinese Literature 3 credits Chinese 242 Chinese Vernacular Literature 3 credits Chinese 323 Chinese Literary Genres 3 credits Chinese 331 Contemplative Literature: East & West 3 credits Chinese 540 Western Literary Cross-currents: 20th Century China 3 credits History 114 History of China I 3 credits History 115 History of China II 3 credits V. JUNIOR YEAR WRITING Chinese 391G Junior Year Writing 1-3 credits

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