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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: LAJPNMIN

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Requirement	Minimum grade	Credit hours
The minor in Asian language (Japanese) requires 18 credit hours, of which 12 credit hours must be upper-division. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be completed through The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better may be applied toward the minor requirements. Course substitutions may be allowed for heritage and advanced speakers of the language.
JPN 301 Third-Year Japanese I 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
JPN 302 Third-Year Japanese II 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
JPN 333 Japanese Civilization from the Ice Age to Last Thursday 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
JPN 309 Japanese Oral Communication I JPN 310 Japanese Oral Communication II JPN 311 Japanese Composition I JPN 354 Zen and Japanese Culture JPN 355 Religious Practice of People in Modern Japan (GCSI) JPN 367 Religion, Philosophy and Culture in Japan (GCSI) JPN 394 Special Topics JPN 401 Reading Modern Japanese Texts (GCSI) JPN 414 Introduction to Classical Japanese JPN 415 Advanced Classical Japanese JPN 430 Buddhist Meditation in East Asia JPN 445 Readings in Modern Japanese Letters and Culture JPN 485 Japanese Literature and the Art of Translation JPN 492 Honors Directed Study JPN 494 Special Topics JPN 499 Individualized Instruction SLC 421 Japanese Literature in Translation Note: A maximum of three credit hours of SLC 421 may be applied to the Japanese minor. 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
200-Level JPN Elective JPN 309 Japanese Oral Communication I JPN 310 Japanese Oral Communication II JPN 311 Japanese Composition I JPN 354 Zen and Japanese Culture JPN 355 Religious Practice of People in Modern Japan (GCSI) JPN 367 Religion, Philosophy and Culture in Japan (GCSI) JPN 394 Special Topics JPN 401 Reading Modern Japanese Texts (GCSI) JPN 414 Introduction to Classical Japanese JPN 415 Advanced Classical Japanese JPN 430 Buddhist Meditation in East Asia JPN 445 Readings in Modern Japanese Letters and Culture JPN 485 Japanese Literature and the Art of Translation JPN 492 Honors Directed Study JPN 494 Special Topics JPN 499 Individualized Instruction SLC 421 Japanese Literature in Translation Note: A maximum of three credit hours of SLC 421 may be applied to the Japanese minor. JPN 201 (5 credit hours) and JPN 202 (5 credit hours), or JPN 210 (8 credit hours), are prerequisites to JPN 300-level language courses. A maximum of six credits hours of the JPN 200-level electives or prerequisite courses may be applied to the Japanese minor. Any additional JPN 200-level credit hours will be applied to the 120 credit hours needed for graduation. 6 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	6

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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.

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