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All students taking a minor in Japanese 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 sufÞcient 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 OfÞce. Contact the undergraduate major advisor in Japanese 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 for the 110/120/126 sequence. No more than 6 credits taken within or without the 5-College consortium will be accepted for the minor in Japanese.

I. REQUIRED (12 credits) Japan 126 Intensive Elementary Japanese I 6 credits OR Japan 110 Non-Intensive Elementary Japanese I 3 credits Japan 120 Non-Intensive Elementary Japanese II 3 credits AND Japan 246 Intensive Elementary Japanese II 6 credits II. Select 12 credits from among the following: Japan 135 Japanese Arts and Culture 3 credits Japan 143 Literature: Classical and Medieval 3 credits Japan 144 Literature: Modern 3 credits Japan 190B Japanese Fiction through Film 3 credits Japan 190R Introduction to Japanese Religions 3 credits Japan 197A Japanese Poetry and Song 3 credits Japan 291 Japanese Women Writers 3 credits Japan 326 Intensive Intermediate Japanese I 6 credits Japan 327 Intensive Intermediate Japanese II 6 credits Japan 375 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics 3 credits Japan 391 Landscape & Travel in Japanese Literature 3 credits Japan 497A Readings in Modern Japanese I 3 credits Japan 497C Readings in Modern Japanese II 3 credits Japan 536 Advanced Modern Japanese I 3 credits Japan 537 Advanced Modern Japanese II 3 credits Japan 556 Introduction to Classical Japanese 3 credits Japan 557 Classical Japanese II 3 credits Japan 560 Seminar in Japanese Literature 3 credits History 116 Survey of Japanese Civilization 3 credits Total for the Minor in Japanese 24 credits

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