International Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LANC)
Five majors
in foreign languages: French, German, and Spanish, including a Pre-Credential Spanish pattern, one of the few such approved programs in the CSU system
in area studies: Asian Studies and Latin American Studies
Ten minors
in foreign languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish.
in area studies: African Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, and Latin American Studies.
Graduate programs
MA in Teaching International Languages
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)
International Forum
The forum is open to the local community, and consists of a series of presentations (i.e., lectures, debates, and panel discussions) on a wide variety of topics of current international concern. As an open forum, INST 301 provides ample opportunities for learning and appreciating the richness of multicultural settings.
Publications
ME: Multicultural Echoes: CSU, Chico’s multilingual literary magazine, invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to submit their original and unpublished works (poetry, short fiction, and photography) for possible publication.
ChicoSol: (Chico Sun) is a monthly, non-profit online magazine and news service committed to building a cross-cultural community to address social issues in the Northern Sacramento Valley. We cover issues of concern to both English and Spanish-speaking readers through journalism, the arts, and civic action.
CubanaBooks: a non-profit press that publishes bilingual editions of Cuban women writers in the US and promotes their work.
Student Clubs & Organizations
Foreign language conversation hours (French, German, Spanish)
French Club
German Club
Spanish Club
Japanese Fusion (J*Fusion)
International Film Club
TIL Grad Student Association (TILSA)
Phi Sigma Iota - The International Foreign Language Honor Society
Delta Phi Alpha - National German Honor Society