At which campus can I study this program?
Requirements for a minor may be completed at any campus location offering the specified courses for the minor. Students may not change from a campus that offers their major to a campus that does not offer their major for the purpose of completing a minor.
Program Description
Modern Arabic is a crucially important world language. The minor in Arabic is intended to provide students with a good working knowledge of modern Arabic language, cultures, and societies, in order to broaden students' horizons and sharpen their awareness and abilities in internationalism and globalization. Students undertake three years of language study (or equivalent); education abroad can be included.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Requirements for the Minor | 21 |
Requirements for the Minor
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Courses | ||
| Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| ARAB 1 | Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I | 4 |
| ARAB 2 | Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II | 4 |
| ARAB 3 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic | 4 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| Select 3 credits of the following: 1 | 3 | |
Arab Language, Cultures, and Current Topics  | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Foreign Studies | ||
| Independent Studies | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Foreign Studies | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Foreign Studies | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Advanced Language & Cultures I | ||
| Advanced Language & Cultures II | ||
| Research Project | ||
| Independent Studies | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Foreign Studies | ||
| 1 | Because this minor focuses on developing language proficiency in modern Arabic, special topics courses in English or other courses taught in English do not satisfy this requirement. |
Academic Advising
The objectives of the university’s academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.
Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee’s unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.
READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY
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