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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture

Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements ACLCACRT

The Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture allows undergraduates to attain language proficiency in a critical language, Mandarin Chinese, while demonstrating cultural competency and regional expertise through a study abroad experience. The collaboration with the Chinese Language Flagship program allows students to take advantage of professional development activities, such as individual tutoring in Chinese, extracurricular activities, learning about a variety of career opportunities through guest speakers and collaboration with HLS career coaches, and participation in the Capstone year internship.

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 38 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Chinese Language.
    1. Language.
      1. Third-year Chinese I. One (1) course:
        • EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
      2. Third-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
        • EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
      3. Fourth-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
        • EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
      4. Fourth-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
        • EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
    2. Language through Culture. Six (6) credit hours:
      • EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
      • EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
  2. Regional Studies.
    1. Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
      • EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
    2. Cultural Studies. Two (2) courses, each to be taken concurrently with EALC-C 457 or EALC-C 467:
      • EALC Courses
      • Elective. One (1) additional course:
        • History, Literature, and Culture
      • Capstone Year. One (1) of the following for at least eight (8) credit hours:
        1. Overseas Study at Nanjing University.
          1. Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
            • EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
            • EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
            • EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
          2. Internship. One (1) course:
            • EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
        2. Overseas Study at National Taiwan University.
          1. Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
            • EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
            • EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
            • EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
          2. Internship. One (1) course:
            • EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
      • Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
        1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
        2. Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
        3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
        4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

      Certificate Area Courses

      Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

      • Any course at the 100–499 level with the EALC subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
      • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
      • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
      Exclusions

      The following courses cannot be applied toward certificate requirements:

      • EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I
      • EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II
      • EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I
      • EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II
      • EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I
      • EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II
      • EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I
      • EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II
      • EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I
      • EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II
      • EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I
      • EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II
      • EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)

      This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

      • Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture (EALCBA1)
      • Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies (EASTBA1)
      • Minor in East Asian Languages (EALANMIN)
      • Minor in East Asian Studies (EASTMIN)

      Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.