Linguistics B.A.
General Degree Requirements
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Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 375X | Linguistic Ecology and Language Endangerment | 3 |
| LING 470 | Linguistic Analysis | 3 |
| LING 471 | Phonetics and Phonology | 3 |
| LING 494 | Seminar | 3 |
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Syntax | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Language Requirement | ||
| Complete 8-10 credits (two semesters) of language courses beyond the General Education requirement. | 8-10 | |
| Linguistics Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Syntax (if not taken as a core course) | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Historical Linguistics | ||
| Linguistic Field Methods | ||
| Bilingualism | ||
| Learner Language | ||
| North American Indigenous Language & Linguistics | ||
| Morphology (if not taken as a core course) | ||
One of the above LING courses may be substituted with one of the following: | ||
| Methods for Native Languages | ||
| Speech & Language Development | ||
| Spanish Phonetics | ||
| Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | ||
| Methods of Language Teaching | ||
| Total Hours | 35-37 | |
Four Year Plan
Note: 8-10 credits of language coursework are required for this major. Language courses and placement exams taken to satisfy General Education Requirements cannot be used to satisfy the language requirement for the major. Any combination of languages courses can be used to satisfy the major's language requirement, as long as the courses were not also used to satisfy the General Education Requirements for Foreign Language
Five Year B.A./M.A. Plan (Undergraduate Portion Only)
Students in this program complete a total of 96 undergraduate (UG) credits by Year 3 and apply to the graduate program. If accepted, students take 12 graduate credits in Year 4 as undergraduate, which are transferred to the graduate school in Year 5 (graduate)
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | Hours | |
| LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
| Language for General Education | 4 | |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing I | 4 |
| Math | 3 | |
| COLS 101 | First Year Seminar | 2 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Language for General Education | 4 | |
| General Education Requirements | 9 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Autumn | ||
| LING 470 | Linguistic Analysis | 3 |
| Language for Major Requirement | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Language for Major Requirement | 4 | |
| LING 375X | Linguistic Ecology and Language Endangerment (Intermediate Writing) 1 | 3 |
| General Education Requirements | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Autumn | ||
| LING 472 or LING 471 |
Syntax 2 or Phonetics and Phonology |
3 |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Elective 300+ | 6 | |
| Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| LING Course - Advanced Writing 3 | 3 | |
| Elective 300+ | 6 | |
| Elective | 6 | |
| Fill out and submit a pre-application form to the Linguistics Program Director | ||
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Autumn | ||
| LING 494 | Seminar (Graduate Level) | 1-6 |
| LING 571 or LING 572 |
Phonetics and Phonology 2 or Syntax |
3 |
| LING Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 10-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| LING 570 | Seminar in Linguistics (Graduate Level) | 3 |
| LING Elective (Graduate Level) | 3 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Apply to Graduate School, Graduate with BA, transfer 12 credits from Year 4 to Grad School (Year 5) | ||
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 119-124 | |
Last Updated Autumn 2023
- 1
LING 375X is the only course in the major that fulfills the Intermediate Writing requirement for General Education
- 2
LING 471/LING 571 and LING 472/LING 572 rotate as a fall-only offering and will not be offered in the same year. BA/MA students will take LING 572 in Year 5 (Graduate School)
- 3
Advanced Writing can be fulfilled with one of the following Linguistics Electives: LING 473 (Spring only) or LING 484 (Fall only)