East Asian Studies [Arts]

Honors in East Asian Studies requires

EASIA 101  and a minimum of ★48 to a maximum of ★60 at the senior level in EASIA, CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, including:

• CHINA 402 - Advanced Chinese II AND
• CHINA 341 - Classical Chinese I

• OR

• JAPAN 402 - Advanced Japanese II AND
• JAPAN 341 - Classical Japanese I

• OR

• KOREA 402 - Advanced Korean II

•  

• ★12 in EASIA at the senior level, including ★6 in EASIA at the 400-level, excluding EASIA 480 and EASIA 490  
• EASIA 480, the Honors Seminar
• EASIA 490 - Honors Thesis to be written under the supervision of an advisor appointed by the Department.

Promotion Requirements

Promotion from year to year in the honors programs requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 with an average of at least 3.3 on all courses applied to the major.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation with Honors requires a GPA of at least 3.0 with an average of at least 3.3 in all courses applied to the major. Graduation with First Class Honors requires a GPA of at least 3.7 in all senior courses applied to the major and a GPA of at least 3.5 or better on the last ★30 completed.

Note:

EASIA 490 , with the permission of the Honors Advisor, students pursuing Combined Honors in East Asian Studies and another discipline may write a combined honors essay (INT D 520 ) that is supervised jointly by faculty from both programs and the subject of which integrates both disciplines. In these circumstances, students will complete INT D 520  in place of EASIA 490 .

The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course appropriate to their level of study. Students assessed by the Department as having a prior language proficiency beyond 400-level will be required to pursue a different language for the major.

Promotion and Graduation Requirements

In a combined honors program, students must meet the promotion and graduation standards of each department. The requirements for Honors in East Asian Studies are outlined in Honors in East Asian Studies.

Degree of BA

All prospective students are asked to contact the Department for information, advice, and program planning. Students with a prior background in Chinese, Japanese or Korean language should consult the Department before selecting courses. The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course appropriate to their level of study. Students assessed by the Department as having a prior language proficiency beyond 400-level will be required to pursue a different language for the major.

See Cross-Listed Courses .