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Linguistics and Language Development Department

BA - Linguistics


Course Requirements

General Education Requirements45-48
Of the 51 units required by the university, 3-6 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details.
American Institutions(6)
Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes.
Physical Education2
Support for the Major (Language)0-10
One year of college level language other than student's native language (10), demonstrated equivalent competence (0), or one year of college level American Sign Language (6). For students for whom English is not the native language, one year of college level English study may fulfill this requirement.
Requirements in the Major36
GE Basic Skills requirements must be completed prior to taking courses in the major.
Required Common Core21
LING 101, LING 111, LING 112, LING 113, LING 114, LING 125 and LING 162
Electives in the Major15
See discussion of elective requirements (below).
Electives24-37

Total Units:120

Twelve units of the elective courses must be linguistics courses. All electives must be chosen with prior advisor approval. Lower division linguistics courses (LING 20 and LING 21) may not be used as part of the 36-unit Requirements in the Major.

By a careful selection of electives in the major, students can emphasize special interest areas such as Natural Language and Computers or Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESL/TEFL). Elective courses specifically referring to the Natural Language and Computers area of interest are: LING 115, LING 124 and LING 165. Elective courses specifically relating to the TESL/TEFL area of interest are LLD 108, LLD 107, LING 161, and LING 166. Elective courses (up to 3 units) from other departments such as foreign language, English, communication studies, computer science, psychology, philosophy, anthropology and communication disorders can also be taken with prior advisor approval.

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