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Minor Requirements

A minor in Japanese studies consists of at least twelve units of Japanese language (lower or upper division) and at least sixteen units of upper-division nonlanguage course work taken from two or more departments. Students may use nonlanguage courses taken abroad. All courses to be used for the minor must be approved by the Program in Japanese Studies and must be taken for a letter grade. Students who declare for the Japanese studies major and minor will be allowed no more than one course with a D grade to count toward the program requirement. This new requirement will not apply to students who declared their major or minor prior to fall 2010. As a rule for all scenarios, all courses must be taken for a letter grade to earn a minor in Japanese studies.

Japanese Studies Minor Requirements:

  • At least 12 units of Japanese language courses (3 UCSD JAPN courses or equivalent)
  • 16 units of non-language courses from two or more departments (4 UCSD UD-nonlanguage courses or equivalent)
  • All courses must be taken for a letter grade 
  • Only 1 course with a D grade may count towards program requirements

Note:

  • Select your UD Non-language courses from our Course Offerings every quarter.

  • 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 

How to declare a minor in Japanese Studies

  1. Go to 'Specialization Request and Review App' in TSS (formerly known as Minor Tool) - TBA
  2. List 3 JAPN courses and 4 UD non-language courses. You may simply enter "TBD UD Non-Lang." for the UD non-language courses for now and decide which UD non-language courses to take later. 
  3. Submit your minor request.

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

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