1. Korean Language. Each of the following or demonstrated proficiency (4 courses)**:
   • Second-Year Korean I i
   • Second-Year Korean II i
   • Third-Year Korean I i
   • Third-Year Korean II i
2. Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
   • Introduction to East Asian Studies i
3. Cultural Studies. Three (3) courses selected from ONE (1) of the following areas:
   • History, Literature and Culture
     • Courses within the department
     • Chinese Language and Culture i
     • Korean Popular Culture i
     • Readings in Modern Japanese Literature i
     • Introduction to Japanese Linguistics i
     • History of Japanese Theatre and Drama i
     • Korean Language and Culture i
     • Korean Folk and Elite Cultures i
     • Advanced Classical Chinese II i
     • Advanced Classical Chinese I i
     • Readings in Modern Chinese Literature i
     • Introduction to Chinese Linguistics i
     • Literary Chinese II i
     • Literary Chinese I i
     • Any EALC-E 320–329
     • Any EALC-E 330–339
     • Any EALC-E 340–349
     • Any EALC-E 350–359
     • Any EALC-E 360–369
     • Any EALC-E 370–379
     • Any EALC-E 380–389
     • Any EALC-J 460–469
     • Any EALC-J 490–499
     • Courses from other College departments and programs
     • The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan i
     • Undergraduate Seminar i
     • Contemporary China i
     • Early Chinese Philosophy i
     • National and Transnational Cinemas i
     • Studies in South and East Asian Religions i
     • East Asian Buddhism i
     • Religions in Japan i
     • Topics in the Buddhist Tradition i
     • Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion i
     • Topics in East Asian Religions i
     • Asian Performance i
     • Issues in Asian History i
     • Modern China i
     • China: The Later Empires i
     • China: The Age of Glory i
     • Early China i
     • Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music i
     • Imagining China, Translating China i
     • Japanese-Western Literary Relations i
     • Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia i
     • Later Chinese Painting i
     • Early Chinese Painting i
     • Art and Archaeology of Early China i
     • Topics in East Asian Art i
   • Politics, Social Science, and Business
     • Courses within the department
     • Introduction to Chinese Linguistics i
     • Korean Language and Culture i
     • Computer-Enhanced Language Learning i
     • Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics i
     • Studies in East Asian Society i
     • Society and Education in Japan i
     • Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy i
     • East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity i
     • Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity i
     • United States-East Asian Relations i
     • Introduction to Japanese Linguistics i
     • Any EALC-E 390–399
     • Courses from other College departments and programs
     • The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan i
     • Undergraduate Seminar i
     • Politics in Modern Xinjiang i
     • Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia i
     • Early China i
     • China: The Age of Glory i
     • China: The Later Empires i
     • Modern China i
     • Contemporary China i
     • Chinese Politics i
     • Japanese Politics i
4. Elective. One (1) course:
   • Additional course(s) from the History Literature and Culture list above
   • Additional course(s) from the Politics, Social Science, and Business list above
   • One (1) of the following:
   • Teaching Chinese Language i
   • History of Japanese Theatre and Drama i
   • Japanese Politics and Society i
   • Voices from the Inner Chamber: Writing Women of Traditional China i
   • Computer-Enhanced Language Learning i
   • South Korean Education: Examination Hell or Model for the World? i
   • Cultures of Protest in South Korea i
   • Advanced Classical Chinese II i
   • Advanced Classical Chinese I i
   • Chinese Writing and Rhetoric i
   • Any EALC-E 200–299
   • Any EALC-E 490–499
   • Teaching Japanese Language i
   • Readings in Japanese Scholarly Materials i
   • One (1) of the following:
     • Any EALC-E 100–199
5. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 18 credit hours in the major 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 18 credit hours in the major 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 major.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to major 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.

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:

1. College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
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2. Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
3. College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
4. College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
5. CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
   1. CASE Foundations
      1. English Composition: 1 course
      2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
   2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
      1. Arts and Humanities: 4 courses
      2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
      3. Social and Historical Studies: 4 courses
   3. CASE Culture Studies
      1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
      2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: 1 course
   4. CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
   5. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
   6. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
   7. CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
6. Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.

Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.