THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICS
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units
See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in The University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. Please request a plan from your major adviser or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.
Please see General Education, Cultural Diversity, American Institutions, and and Literacy Requirements under the BA in English.
Course Requirements for the Major: 30 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
In addition to the courses requied for the BA in Linguistics, a minimum of one year of college-level courses in a foreign language is strongly recommended, with a second year strongly encouraged.
DEGREE CORE PROGRAM: 30 units
5 courses required:
| ENGL | 371 | Principles of Language | 3.0 | FS |
| ENGL | 375 | Introduction to Engl Grammar | 3.0 | FS |
| ENGL | 470 | Second Language Acquisition | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371.
| ENGL | 474 | Syntactic/Morpholog Analysis | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371, ENGL 375.
| ENGL | 476 | Phonological Analysis | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, ENGL 371, ENGL 375.
5 courses selected from:
| ENGL | 372 | Pedagogical Grammar | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371.
| ENGL | 473 | Historical Linguistics | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371.
| ENGL | 475 | History of the English Lang | 3.0 | FS |
| ENGL | 477 | Semantics: Lang and Meaning | 3.0 | FA |
| ENGL | 478 | Linguistic Apprchs to Reading | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371.
| ENGL | 479 | Lang/Gend in Crosscult Psersp | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371 or WMST 200.
| ENGL | 570 | Contemporary Linguistic Topics | 3.0 | S1 |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371, ENGL 375.
Please see the Electives, Grading, and Advising Requirements under the BA in English.