Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Majors & Minors
The department offers the B.A. degree in Foreign Languages with concentrations in French, Greek and Latin, Latin, and Spanish. Elementary and intermediate Chinese, German, Italian, and Japanese courses are also offered. Portuguese is occasionally offered on demand. A German major is being developed. Modern Language courses (taught in English) focus on foreign literatures and civilizations, and afford the non-foreign language student a broader perspective of other peoples and cultures.
The Department offers a minor in Classics, French, German, Greek, Latin, and Spanish. Native speakers (or anyone with native speaker proficiency) of a foreign language should consult the Department Head for proper placement.
MAJOR PROGRAMS* AND COURSES
MINOR PROGRAMS* AND COURSES
- Classics minor
- Foreign Languages courses (Chinese, Japanese)
- French minor
- German minor
- Greek minor
- Italian courses
- Latin minor
- Spanish minor
Minor Requirements
All students seeking the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences
must complete the requirements for a minor in the same valid catalog
year as the major(s). Students completing the requirements for two
majors satisfy the requirement for a minor. For students seeking the
B.A. and B.S., the B.S. major will satisfy the minor requirement.
Students may complete an established minor requiring a minimum of 18 credit hours with at least 8 credit hours at the 3000/4000 level. Students must earn a GPA of 2.0 for courses attempted for any minor. Higher standards than these may be required for some minors. Specific requirements for minors are listed with the departmental offerings.
Students cannot major and minor within the same discipline. No more than 6 hours of credit in the major department may be applied to the minor.
Students receiving one minor in a given department may receive a second minor from the same department provided that the second minor includes at least 12 credit hours of course work not included in the first minor. The University considers Philosophy and Religion; Foreign Languages; and Sociology, Anthropology and Geography as separate departments for the purpose of this policy.
Declaring a Major/Minor
*Students who are not athletes or veterans can declare a major or minor through the Records Office in 109 Race Hall. Click here to declare a major or minor online using these codes:
Undergraduate Major Program Codes:
BA FLNG: French (2020)
BA FLNG: Greek/Latin (2021)
BA FLNG: Latin (2022)
BA FLNG: Spanish (2023)
Undergraduate Minor Program Codes:
Classics (4532)
French (4028)
German (4070)
Greek (4032)
Latin (4040)
Spanish (4062)
