Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
The Language Flagship - Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture)
Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026 requirements EALCLFTRK1
The Language Flagship—Chinese Concentration requires summer and overseas study. Because students are expected to have completed the equivalent of four years of language preparation by the end of their second college year, students with no prior background in Chinese who elect this concentration will be expected to take Chinese language courses during the summers after their freshman and sophomore years. Students with no prior background who enter the program after the freshman year should anticipate similar coursework during the summer and a total of more than four years to graduate.
Requirements
The major requires at least 38 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Chinese Language.
- Language. One (1) of the following options:
- Proficiency Through Fourth-Year Chinese II Option.
- Third-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
- Third-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
- Fourth-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
- Fourth-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
- Third-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- Placement Exam Score Option. Score of 800 or above on one of the following Bloomington placement exams:
- The Indiana University Chinese (Simplified) Proficiency Exam
- The Indiana University Chinese (Traditional) Proficiency Exam
- Proficiency Through Fourth-Year Chinese II Option.
- Language through Culture. Two (2) courses:
- EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
- EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
- Language. One (1) of the following options:
- Regional Studies.
- Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
- EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
- Cultural Studies. Two (2) courses
- History, Literature and Culture.
- EALC courses
- Any EALC-E 320–329 except EALC-E 328
- Any EALC-E 330–339 except EALC-E 338
- 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
- The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
- Any EALC-H 300–399
- Any EALC-H 400–499
- Any EALC-X 400–499
- SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
- Courses in other College departments and programs
- ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art
- ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
- ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
- ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
- CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations
- CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
- FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- HIST-G 300 Issues in Asian History
- HIST-G 380 Early China
- HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- HIST-G 385 Modern China
- HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
- PHIL-P 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
- REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
- REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
- REL-B 360 Religions in Japan
- REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
- REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
- REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
- THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
- Politics, Social Science, and Business.
- Courses within the department
- EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
- EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
- EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
- EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
- EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan
- EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy
- EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
- EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
- EALC-E 386 United States-East Asian Relations
- Any EALC-E 390–399 except EALC-E 394
- The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
- Any EALC-H 300–399
- Any EALC-H 400–499
- Any EALC-X 400–499
- SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
- Courses in other College departments and programs
- ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
- CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- HIST-G 380 Early China
- HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- HIST-G 385 Modern China
- HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
- POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
- History, Literature and Culture.
- Elective. One (1) additional course:
- Additional course(s) from the Cultural Studies list above
- EALC-C 306 Literary Chinese I
- EALC-C 307 Literary Chinese II
- EALC-C 311 Chinese Language Practice: Humanities
- EALC-C 312 Chinese Language Practice: Social Sciences
- EALC-C 320 Business Chinese
- EALC-C 330 Mandarin for Dialect Speakers
- EALC-C 408 Chinese Language Practice I
- EALC-C 409 Chinese Language Practice II
- Any EALC-C 420–429
- EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
- EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I
- EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II
- Any EALC-E 200–299 except EALC-E 256
- EALC-E 307 Cultures of Protest in South Korea
- EALC-E 308 South Korean Education: Examination Hell or Model for the World?
- EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
- EALC-E 328 Voices from the Inner Chamber: Writing Women of Traditional China
- EALC-E 388 Japanese Politics and Society
- EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama
- Any EALC-E 490–499
- Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
- Capstone Year. Overseas Study at a Flagship-Approved Capstone University, at least eight (8) credit hours:
- 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
- Internship. One (1) course
- EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. 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.
- Major 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 major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. 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.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Major Area Courses
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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
EALCsubject 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
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :
- EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I *
- EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II *
- EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I *
- EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II *
- EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I *
- EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II *
- EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I *
- EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II *
- EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I *
- EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II *
- EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I *
- EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II *
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies (EASTBA1)
- Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture (ACLCACRT)
- Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCCHTRK1)
- Japanese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCJATRK1)
- Korean Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCKOTRK1)
- Minor in East Asian Languages (EALANMIN)
- Minor in East Asian Studies (EASTMIN)
Exceptions to and substitutions for major 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.
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- 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.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- 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.