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Below are the requirements for the Asian Studies Major, effective for all students declaring Fall 2012 or later. Â鶹ÒùÔº who have declared prior to this date may choose between an earlier version of our requirements and the new ones below. To view this earlier version, .

42 credits minimum, 18 of which must be upper division (A&S minimum)

Asian Language: 4 semesters of a single Asian language (12 to 20 credits)
Traditional Asian Civilizations: Â鶹ÒùÔº take any 2 introductory courses, focusing on 2 different civilizations (6 credits minimum, LD)
Modern Asian Civilizations: Â鶹ÒùÔº take 1 course (3 credits, LD or UD)
Social Science: Â鶹ÒùÔº take 1 course (3 credits, LD or UD)
Senior thesis or project: ASIA 4830 (3 credits, UD)
Electives: Â鶹ÒùÔº take at least 3 courses (9 credits, UD recommended)
*Upper division credits are recommended for the electives, since the major as a whole requires 18 upper division credits.

For information about which courses are applicable toward which category, please click on the tabs below.