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Please use the following links for course listings:

• Language Requirement
• Exemption and Placement
• Departmental Placement
• The Chinese, Japanese and Korean Minor Programs
• Undergraduate Chinese Courses
• Undergraduate Japanese Courses
• Undergraduate Korean Courses
• The Foreign Language Learning Center
• Tutors
• Faculty Division of East Asian Languages

Students who choose Chinese, Japanese or Korean to fulfill the language requirement must complete CHI, JPN, or KOR 2200 or the equivalent. All students graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences must fulfill this requirement; selected majors in other departments may also have a language requirement. Students who enter the University with no previous Chinese, Japanese or Korean fulfill the requirement by completing CHI, JPN or KOR 1120-1121 and 2200. Each course carries 4 credit hours for a total of 12 hours for the entire sequence.

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A student who has taken any college Chinese, Japanese or Korean at another institution must continue the sequence at Florida State University at the nearest equivalent level through CHI 2200 (or 2300), JPN 2200 (or 2300) or KOR2200 to fulfill the language requirement. A student who has taken at least 2 years of these languages in high school may exempt the first levels through departmental placement.

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After one year or less of Chinese, Japanese or Korean in high school, the student is advised to enter CHI, JPN or KOR 1120. After two years of study, the student is advised to enter CHI, JPN or KOR 1121. After completing three years, the student may enter CHI 2200 (or 2300), JPN 2200 (or 2300) or KOR 2200, and after four years the student may take a course at the 3000 level or above. If the student received a grade of C or below in the last high school course or if the course was two or more years ago, the student is advised to begin the sequence one level lower. No credit is awarded for courses exempted by departmental placement.

NOTE: Native speakers may be exempt from the language requirement.

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Twelve (12) semester hours in courses numbered above 1999 are required. Credit extended in meeting the foreign language requirement for graduation may not be used in satisfying the minor.

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Starred (*) courses may not be taken by native speakers.

CHI 1120* Elementary Chinese I (4 credit hours)
CHI 1121* Elementary Chinese II (4 credit hours)
CHI 2200* Intermediate Chinese (4 credit hours)
CHI 2300 Chinese Grammar and Composition (4 credit hours)
CHI 3501 Readings in Chinese Short Stories and Essays (3 credit hours)
CHI 3502 Readings in Chinese Drama (3 credit hours)
CHI 4503 Readings in Chinese History (3 credit hours)
CHI 4905 Directed Individual Study (3 credit hours)
CHI 4942r Internship in Applied Chinese (1-6 credit hours)
FLO 3930 Business Chinese (3 credit hours)

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Starred (*) courses may not be taken by native speakers.

JPN 1120* Elementary Japanese I (4 credit hours)
JPN 1121* Elementary Japanese II (4 credit hours)
JPN 2200* Intermediate Japanese (4 credit hours)
JPN 2300* Review Grammar and Syntax (3 credit hours)
JPN 3230* Readings in Short Stories and Essays (3 credit hours)
JPN 4905 Directed Individual Study (3 credit hours)
JPN 4942r Internship in Applied Japanese (1-6 credit hours)
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Starred (*) courses may not be taken by native speakers.

KOR 1120* Elementary Korean I (4 credit hours)
KOR 1121* Elementary Korean II (4 credit hours)
KOR 2200* Intermediate Korean (4 credit hours)

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The Department's language laboratories offer state-of-the-art electronic language learning systems. Students may practice at their convenience individually (unsupervised) or with their classes under a teacher's supervision.

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A list of Chinese and Japanese tutors is available from the Modern Languages' Undergraduate Office, 369 Diffenbaugh.

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Florida State University Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics Division of East Asian Languages

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics 362 Diffenbaugh Building Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1020 Telephone Main Office: (850)644-3727 Undergraduate Office: (850)644-2606 FAX: (850)644-0524

FACULTY Chinese Feng Lan, Ph.D  Japanese and Korean Joe J. Ree, Ph.D. Indiana University

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