2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog (BETA)
Chinese Language and Culture Minor
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The Chinese Program offers an avenue to engage with the expanding and diverse Chinese cultural and linguistic world. The minor in Chinese Language and Culture consists of up to 16 units of lower-division and from 9 to 15 units of upper-division coursework. In addition to the language acquisition, the students will develop the competence in communication, literature, and culture. Students may be exempt from lower division courses or students may challenge elementary and intermediate courses by exam to earn units. Students who test out of the lower division courses will be required to take upper division courses to meet the 15 unit minimum.
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Chinese Language and Culture Minor Requirements (15-23 units)
Students may be exempt from lower division courses. Students may challenge elementary and intermediate courses by exam. Students who test out of the lower division courses will be required to take a fourth upper division course to meet the 15 unit minimum for the minor. NOTE: Minor students should take all courses for a letter grade. Lower Division Exemption or Coursework
All Chinese Language and Culture minor students are required to have an intermediate-level understanding of the Chinese language. Incoming students with prior experience with the Chinese language may have some or all of the lower division courses waived. Students may also challenge any of the lower division courses by exam. To determine which lower division coursework to take contact your WLL-Chinese program advisor for exemption procedures and forms. Students who do not achieve any lower division exemptions must take at least two of the following coursework: Upper Division Coursework
All CLC minor students must take one (1) upper division core coursework for 4 units: Elective Coursework
All students must complete a minimum of 15-units for the minor, at least 9 units of which must be upper division. Choose at least 2 elective courses from the following list to complete the minimum required upper division coursework: |
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