Special Programs in Liberal Studies Major—Concentration in Linguistics (B.A.) (SPLS)

Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

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II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/ concentration.

III College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements (CAR)

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IV Major Requirements

Linguistics Concentration

Minimum 27 hours above the 100 level to include the following:

1. Core Courses (15 s.h.)
   
   LIN 111 or ENG 111; LIN 262* or ENG 262*; CSD 306;
   LIN 336 or CCI 336; PHI 310*
   
   
   *PHI 310 satisfies one GRD; LIN/ENG 262 satisfies one GSB.
2. Advanced Foreign Language Competence (0–18 s.h.)
   Linguistics majors with a concentration in Linguistics are required to have the equivalent of 6 semesters of foreign language study. This requirement may be met in the following ways:

• Six semesters of a single ancient or modern language, such as French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or Spanish.
• Four semesters of one language (e.g., French) plus two semesters of a second language (e.g., Greek). Students using this option may use two semesters of Sign Language as their second language.
• Students may fulfill part or all of this requirement by demonstrated proficiency in one or more foreign languages or Sign Language. The normal benchmark for proficiency is the appropriate score(s) on UNCG departmental language placement exams.

Students whose primary major is in the College of Arts and Sciences would normally fulfill part of this requirement with their GFL requirement, and would complete it with 6 additional hours of language study, either in their GFL language, or in a second foreign language, or in Sign Language.

Applied Linguistics Concentration

Minimum 27 hours above the 100 level to include the following:

1. Core Courses (15 s.h.)
   
   LIN 111 or ENG 111; CSD 306; LIN 262* or ENG 262*; LIN 302 or ENG 302 or CSD 250; CSD 308 or SES 240
2. Modern Foreign Language Competence (0–12 s.h.)

*LIN/ENG 262 satisfies one GSB.

Intermediate competence in a modern foreign language is required. The normal benchmark for this requirement is successful study of a modern foreign language through the fourth semester, e.g., SPA 204, or GER 204, but, alternatively, students may meet this requirement by achieving the requisite score on a departmental language placement exam. Students whose primary major is in the College of Arts and Sciences would normally fulfill this requirement with their GFL language.

Those who plan to work with deaf or hard-of-hearing students are also strongly encouraged to study Sign Language, though they should be aware that Sign Language does not fulfill either the College GFL or the Applied Linguistics Modern Foreign Language Competence requirement.

V Electives

Linguistics Concentration

At least 9 hours from any of the following courses:

ATY 385, 585, 587; CST 300, 502, 559; ENG 260, 513; FRE 315, 511; GER 307, 407; LAT 531; PHI 565; PSY 483; RUS 301; SPA 315, 416, 516

The 300-and-above language courses in the above list may be counted as elective hours and be used in partial fulfillment of the advanced foreign language competence requirement.

Special topics or independent study courses may also count for elective credit in the Linguistics concentration if they have substantial linguistic content and are approved by the Linguistics Committee.

Applied Linguistics Concentration

At least 9 hours from any of the following courses:

ATY 385, 585; CSD 588; CUI 516, 526, 589; ENG 321; PSY 483

Special topics or independent study courses may also count for elective credit in the Applied Linguistics concentration if they have substantial linguistic content and are approved by the Linguistics Committee.