General Information
To
continue course work in a language already studied beyond the second year in
high school, students should consult a department advisor or take the placement
test. Students who have studied the language at the college level (at San José
State University or elsewhere) need not take the placement examination but may
enroll in the course for which they qualify on the basis of units accumulated.
Students whose secondary education was in a language other than English, may not
receive credit, either by enrollment or examination, for beginning language and
conversation courses in that language.
Whatever
reduction in major and minor requirements is allowed on the basis of previous
training, a minimum of 24 units of college work is required for the major, and
12 units for the minor. Of these minimums, a student must complete at SJSU at
least 12 units in the language for the major, and three units in the language
for the minor. Reductions in major or minor requirements do not affect the 124
units required for the Bachelor of Arts.
Language
majors are required to have a minor. A minor in a second language is
recommended, which will simultaneously satisfy the requirement of one year of a
second foreign language. Students with a major in one language and a minor in
another are expected to have done several years of work in at least one of the
languages before entering college. If they have not, they may find it difficult
to complete both the major and the minor within four years.
Economics,
Journalism, and Administration of Justice majors, among others, may satisfy the
requirement for a minor by taking 18 units of foreign language. Check with your
major department.
Undergraduate
Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese
Bachelor of Arts in French
Bachelor of Arts in German
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Minor in Chinese
Minor in French
Minor in German
Minor in Italian
Minor in Japanese
Minor in Spanish
Special Minor in Portuguese Studies
Teacher Preparation
(undergraduate preparation leading to
Teaching Credential) in French and Spanish.
