A minor in Japanese Studies consists of at least 15 units of Japanese language (lower or upper division) and at least 16 units of upper-division non-language coursework taken from two or more departments.
Students who are placed in lower division Japanese language course (JAPN 10A-B-C, or JAPN 20A-B-C) are required to take three lower division language courses and four upper-division non-language courses.
Students who are already beyond first- and second- year language levels will be placed in one of our upper-division Japanese language courses, JAPN 100A-B-C (Japanese for Bilingual Speakers), JAPN 130A-B-C, JAPN 140A-B-C, or JAPN 150A-B-C, and are required to take four upper-division language courses and three upper-division non-language courses.
The language requirement can be waived by demonstrating the equivalent proficiency through a placement exam. The required number of courses must be fulfilled by taking other non-language upper-division courses.
Students may use one non-language course or 4 UC units taken abroad. All courses to be used for the minor must be approved by the Japanese Studies Program and must be taken for a letter grade. Please see Study Abroad for more detail.