Minors and Certificates
The Department of Asian Studies offers nine transcript-recognized minors (eight langauge minors and the Asian Religions Minor) and one certificate (Japanese). The requirements for each of them can be found below.
Important note: apart from the required coursework, ALL minors require a minimum of 8 hours completed in-residence; the Japanese certificate requires a minimum of 12 hours completed in-residence. Transferred courses and courses claimed through credit-by-exam, APA, etc., are not considered in-residence.
East Asian Language minors and certificate:
Chinese Minor
Requirements: completion of all lower-division CHI coursework (CHI 606, 607, 312K, 312L or CHI 604 + 612) + one upper-division CHI course
Japanese Certificate
Requirements: completion of all lower-division JPN coursework (JPN 601D, 610D, 611D, 317C) + one upper-division JPN course
Korean Minor
Requirements: completion of all lower-division KOR coursework (KOR 606, 607, 312K, 312L) + KOR 320K
South Asian Language minors:
(only applicable for students in the 2022-24 academic catalog or later)
Bengali Minor
(Currently unavailable)
Hindi Minor
Requirements: completion of all lower-division HIN coursework (HIN 506, 507, 312K, 312L or HIN 604 + 612) + HIN 330
Malayalam Minor
Requirements: completion of all lower-division MAL coursework (MAL 506, 507, 312K, 312L) + one upper-division MAL course
Sanskrit Minor
Requirements: completion of all lower-division SAN coursework (SAN 506, 507, 312K, 312L) + one upper-division SAN course
Tamil Minor
Requirements: completion of all lower-division TAM coursework (TAM 506, 507, 312K, 312L) + one upper-division TAM course
Urdu Minor
Requirements: completion of all lower-division URD coursework (URD 506, 507, 312K, 312L or URD 604 + 612) + URD 330
Asian Religions Minor:
Requirements: R S 310 (Introduction to the Study of Religion), ANS 301R (History of Religions of Asia), and nine additional ANS hours (3 courses), including six upper-division, that can be identified by consulting the Area List published for each academic semester.