Asian Studies-General Checklist

(for majors declaring Summer 2006 and after)

LANGUAGE: 30 credits (2 years) or 2nd yr. proficiency in an Asian Language:

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REQUIRED SURVEY COURSES (10 credits):

1) SISA 210 Rise of Asia(5) ___________
or SISA 209 Asian Civilizations: Traditions (5)

2) SIS 201Making of the 21st Century (5) ___________

TWO ASIAN CIVILIZATION COURSES (10 credits) chosen from:

HSTAS 201 Ancient Indian Civilization (5) †

HSTAS 202 Modern Indian Civilization (5) †

SISSA 200 Contemporary South Asia (5) †

SISEA/HSTAS 211 History of Chinese Civilization (5)

SISEA/HSTAS 212 History of Korean Civilization (5)

SISSE/HSTAS 221 History of Southeast Asia (5)

SISEA/HSTAS 241 Japanese Civilization (5) ‡

SISEA 242 Introduction to Contemporary Japan (5) ‡

† ‡ At most one from this group

TWO ELECTIVES FROM ONE REGION: (minimum 10 credits)

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TWO ELECTIVES FROM OTHER REGION or REGIONS: (minimum 10 credits)

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TWO ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES FROM ANY ASIAN REGION OR FROM THEMATIC/ CROSS-REGIONAL ELECTIVES: (10 credits)

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SENIOR PAPER - To be completed in one of the upper-division electives above

Date completed: __________________

A minimum grade of 2.0 is required in all courses counted toward the major, except for 1st & 2nd yr. language courses, where grade must average 2.0.

Revised 11/19/2007