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All students taking a minor in Chinese are expected to complete a total of 24 credits of course work. If a student begins the minor by taking language courses at a level above the elementary, neither credit nor exemption will be given for the lower level language course(s). Students who begin taking language courses at a level above the elementary should take advanced language courses in order to accumulate sufficient credits for the minor. Students who begin taking language courses at a level above the elementary may challenge advanced language courses for credit by taking a 'Credit by Special Examination' test. This is a fee per credit exam arranged in conjunction with the Registrar's Office. Contact the undergraduate major advisor in Chinese in this department for details. Courses for the minor may not be taken pass/ fail. Students must have a minimum GPA in the Minor of 2.0 in order to satisfy the requirements for the minor. No more than 6 credits may be earned in the 110/120/126/127 or 246/247 sequences.  No more than 6 credits taken within or without the 5-College consortium will be accepted for the minor in Chinese.

I. REQUIRED (12 credits) Chinese 126 Intensive Elementary Chinese I 6 credits OR Chinese 110 Non-Intensive Elementary Chinese I 3 credits Chinese 120 Non-Intensive Elementary Chinese II 3 credits AND Chinese 246 Intensive Elementary Chinese II 6 credits II. SELECT (12 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 Legneds 3 credits Chinese 241 Contemporary Chinese Literature 3 credits Chinese 242 Chinese Vernacular Literature 3 credits Chinese 323 Chinese Literary Genres 3 credits Chinese 326 Intensive Intermediate Chinese I 6 credits Chinese 327 Intensive Intermediate Chinese II 6 credits Chinese 331 Contemplative Literature East & West 3 credits Chinese 375 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 credits Chinese 430 Scientific & Technical Chinese 3 credits Chinese 432 Media Chinese 3 credits Chinese 433 Business Chinese 3 credits Chinese 450 Elementary Classical Chinese 4 credits Chinese 451 Intermediate Classical 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 Premodern Vernacular Literature I 3 credits Chinese 537 Premodern Vernacular Literature II 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 History 114 History of China I 3 credits History 115 History of China II 3 credits Total credits for the Minor in Chinese = 24

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