Requirements

1. Language Proficiency*. One (1) of the following options:
   • Chinese. Each of the following or demonstrated proficiency (4 courses):
     • EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I i
     • EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II i
     • EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I i
     • EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II i
   • Japanese. Each of the following or demonstrated proficiency (4 courses):
     • EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I i
     • EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II i
     • EALC-J 301 Third-Year Japanese I i
     • EALC-J 302 Third Year-Japanese II i
   • Korean. Each of the following or demonstrated proficiency (4 courses):
     • EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I i
     • EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II i
     • EALC-K 301 Third-Year Korean I i
     • EALC-K 302 Third-Year Korean II i
2. Electives. Additional courses, as needed to fulfill remaining requirements, selected from the following lists:
   • East Asian Language Courses
     • Chinese
     • EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I i
     • EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II i
     • EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I i
     • EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II i
     • EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities i
     • EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science i
     • Japanese
     • EALC-J 401
     • EALC-J 402
     • EALC-J 491
     • EALC-J 492
     • Korean
     • EALC-K 401
     • EALC-K 402
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   • East Asian Culture Courses
     • History, Literature, and Culture courses
     • EALC-C 306 Literary Chinese I i
     • EALC-C 307 Literary Chinese II i
     • EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics i
     • EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature i
     • EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I i
     • EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II i
     • EALC-E 300
     • EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture i
     • EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures i
     • EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture i
     • EALC-E 311 Korean Popular Culture i
     • Any EALC-E 320–329 except EALC-E 328
     • Any EALC-E 330–339
     • Any EALC-E 340–349
     • Any EALC-E 350–359 except EALC-E 350; EALC-E 354; EALC-E 356
     • Any EALC-E 360–369
     • Any EALC-E 370–379
     • Any EALC-E 380–389 except EALC-E 382; EALC-E 386; EALC-E 388
     • EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama i
     • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics i
     • EALC-J 431 Readings in Modern Japanese Literature i
     • Any EALC-J 460–469
     • Any EALC-J 490–499 except EALC-J 490
     • EALC-K 421
     • ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan i
     • ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar i
     • ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art i
     • ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China i
     • ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting i
     • ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting i
     • CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia i
     • CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations i
     • CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China i
     • FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music i
     • HIST-G 300 Issues in Asian History i
     • HIST-G 380 Early China i
     • HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory i
     • HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires i
     • HIST-G 385 Modern China i
     • HIST-G 387 Contemporary China i
     • MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas i
     • PHIL-P 374 Early Chinese Philosophy i
     • REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions i
     • REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism i
     • REL-B 360 Religions in Japan i
     • REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition i
     • REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion i
     • REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions i
     • THTR-T 468 Asian Performance i
     • Politics, Social Science, and Business courses
     • EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics i
     • EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture i
     • EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning i
     • EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics i
     • EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society i
     • EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan i
     • EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy i
     • EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity i
     • EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity i
     • EALC-E 386 United States-East Asian Relations i
     • Any EALC-E 390–399 except EALC-E 394
     • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics i
     • EALC-K 421
     • ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan i
     • ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar i
     • CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang i
     • CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia i
     • HIST-G 380 Early China i
     • HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory i
     • HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires i
     • HIST-G 385 Modern China i
     • HIST-G 387 Contemporary China i
     • POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics i
     • POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics i
     • Other courses
     • EALC-C 425 Teaching Chinese Language i
     • EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric i
     • EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I i
     • EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II i
     • Any EALC-E 200–299 except EALC-E 256
     • EALC-E 307 Cultures of Protest in South Korea i
     • EALC-E 308 South Korean Education: Examination Hell or Model for the World? i
     • EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning i
     • EALC-E 328 Voices from the Inner Chamber: Writing Women of Traditional China i
     • EALC-E 388 Japanese Politics and Society i
     • EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama i
     • Any EALC-E 490–499
     • EALC-J 425 Teaching Japanese Language i
     • EALC-J 441 Readings in Japanese Scholarly Materials i
     • One (1) of the following:
       • Any EALC-E 100–199 except EALC-E 101
     • ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • ARTH-A 262 Introduction to Japanese Art and Culture i
     • CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • CMLT-C 265 Introduction to East Asian Poetry i
     • CMLT-C 266 Introduction to East Asian Fiction i
     • CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-G 200 Issues in Asian History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-H 208 American-East Asian Relations i
     • REL-B 202 Issues in South and East Asian Religions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • REL-B 230 Introduction to Chinese Religion i
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3. At least six (6) credit hours taken to fulfill requirements 1 and 2 above must come from EALC courses.
4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.