Languages, Minor

Visit the Languages and Cultures Department page for more information on the program and access to advising.

Program Description

The Minor in Languages requires upper division course work in one language and intermediate level course work in another language (prerequisites will vary from student to student).

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours		20
Discipline Core Requirements		20 Credits
Language 1:
A 3050 course in any foreign language		3
Complete one of the following:		6
Six credits numbered higher than 3050 in the same language
LANG 3000	Language and Culture (6)
Language 2:
Eleven credits in courses numbered 2000 or higher in a SECOND foreign language.		11

Graduation Requirements

1. Completion of Baccalaureate Degree. 
2. Any grade below a "C" (2.0) in a Languages Minor course will not be accepted.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Semester 1		Credit Hours
(Language #1) 3050		3
	Credit Hours	3
Semester 2
(Language #1) Elective		3
	Credit Hours	3
Second Year
Semester 3
(Language #1) Elective		3
	Credit Hours	3
Semester 4
(Language #2) 2010		4
	Credit Hours	4
Third Year
Semester 5
(Language #2) 2020G		4
	Credit Hours	4
Semester 6
(Language #2) 3050		3
	Credit Hours	3
	Total Credit Hours	20

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Negotiate meaning through speaking, writing, reading, and listening skills at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels in one language, and at Intermediate High in a second language.
2. Interpret meaning in oral and written form with no recourse to active negotiation of meaning with the writer, speaker, or producer at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels in one language, and at the Intermediate High level in a second language.
3. Create messages that can be interpreted by members of the target language with no recourse to active negotiation of meaning with the writer, speaker, or producer at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels in one language, and at Intermediate High in a second language.
4. Use cultural knowledge to perform, linguistically and behaviorally, in various social and work-related settings at the Advanced Rating of the ACTFL Cultural Awareness descriptor in one language, and at Intermediate in a second language.