Minor Requirements

Japanese Studies will allow our majors and minors to take their SP20, SU20, FA20, WI21, SP21, and WI22 courses for P/NP per the campus recommendation.

• P/NP courses will be counted towards the 25% maximum 
• Students must earn at least a C- grade to earn a P; a change from a D grade to NP will result in loss of units 
• Financial aid packages will be affected by NP grades 

Japanese Studies Minor Checklist (Fillable PDF)

Use UC San Diego Academic Planning Worksheet 

Requirements:

• At least 12 units of Japanese language courses 
• At least 16 units of non-language courses from two or more departments
• All courses must be taken for a letter grade; only 1 course with a D grade may count towards program requirements. 

• If you test out of the upper division Japanese language courses, you may substitute them with upper division non-language courses.

Note: UD Non-language courses must be selected from our Course Offerings. Check the website every quarter to find out which eligible courses are available. 

[Japanese Studies Minor Requirements Chart]

3 Japanese language courses & 4 Upper-Division non-language courses = 7 UC courses (28 units or more)

How to declare a minor in Japanese Studies

1. Go to TritonLink's Minor Tool.
2. Enter 3 JAPN courses and 4 UD non-language courses in the Minor Course List.
   If you're not sure which UD non-language courses you'll take in the future, you can simply enter "TBD UD Non-Lang." in the boxes. As long as 3 JAPN courses and 4 UD non-language courses are listed (including the TBD ones), your minor request will be approved by us, and you can decide which UD non-language courses to take as you go. (See sample minor course list)

Questions?
Contact Japanese Studies Program via the Virtual Advising Center (VAC)!