Major Requirements

Lower Division Requirements (12 courses)

1. Japanese language: 2 years lower division or the transferred equivalent:
   • JAPN 10A-B-C (First Year Japanese)
   • JAPN 20A-B-C (Second Year Japanese)
2. The remaining 3 courses must be chosen from among the following:
   1. East Asian History: HILD 10-11-12
   2. ERC students may petition MMW courses 2 and 5
   3. Marshall students may petition DOC ocurs
3. The language requirement may be waived by demonstrating the equivalent proficieny through a placement exam and an interview. 

Upper Division Requirements (12 courses)

1. Japanese language: 6 upper division language courses or the transferred equivalent from:
   • JAPN 100A-B-C (Japanese for Bilingual Speakers)
   • JAPN 130A-B-C (Third Year Japanese)
   • JAPN 140A-B-C (Fourth Year Japanese)
   • JAPN 150A-B-C (Fifth Year Japanese)

   Students may petition to include up to three upper division language courses (12 units) taken abroad under EAP or OAP. Please see Study Abroad for more detail.

2. JAPN 190: Selected Topics in Contemporary Japanese Studies: This is a seminar course focusing on selected topics in contemporary interdisciplinary studies of Japan. This course will be offered once a year.
   1. Prerequisite: upper-division standing; student must complete a minimum of one upper-division Japanese studies approved course, or consent of instructor.
3. The remaining five courses must be taken from two or more different disciplines.
   1. Students may petition to include up to two non-language upper division courses (8 units) taken abroad under EAP or OAP. Please see Study Abroad for more detail.
   2. Students may include one 199 Independent Studies course.
4. All courses must be taken for a letter grade with the exception of 199.

   *Beginning in fall 2010, 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 requirements. This new requirement will not apply to students who declared their major or minor prior to fall 2010.

5. The language requirement can be waived by demonstrating the equivalent proficiency through a placement exam and an interview. The required number of courses must be fulfilled by taking other non-language upper-division coures.