Revised Spring 2014 Bachelor of Arts in Languages (BA Only) STUDENT NAME: ID# ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:E-MAIL: Circle One: Single Language Option Dual Language Option CATALOG YEAR OF ADMISSION TO DEGREE: ADVISOR: DATE:_ MAJOR: MINOR: Students must fulfill each category listed below to complete all GER, CAS, and Languages BA requirements, which are merged in this advising sheet. Students must also complete the General University Requirements for all Baccalaureate Degrees. Tier 1 GER courses must be completed within the first two years after admission to degree program. Students admitted to a degree program in the academic year 2005-06 or later must fulfill a 3-credit Integrative Capstone Course for graduation. (See Chapter 10 in the UAA Catalog.) The symbol * denotes Upper-Division courses. Kindly note that the courses indicated do not reflect an exhaustive list, but rather a recommended one due to its highly efficient use of time in fulfilling University requirements. Please keep in mind that, in order to graduate with a B.A. in Languages, you will need to adhere to the following requirements: A total of 120 credits, at the 100 level and above, are required for the degree. A minimum of an additional 24 resident credits are required for a 2 nd Baccalaureate Degree. It is recommended that students who are pursuing more than one baccalaureate graduate with their degrees concurrently. A minimum of 42 credits must be upper division. A minimum of 30 credits must be completed in residence, 24 of which must be upper division. Transfer students must earn in residence at least 12 credits in each major. At least 6 upper division credits in the respective emphasis language (courses numbered higher than A302) must be taken physically in residence at UAA. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (C) at UAA. No grade below a C will count toward the major in Languages (200-level courses and above). Admission to a degree program expires after 7 years of formal acceptance. No more than 30 military credits can be applied to a baccalaureate degree. SPECIAL NOTE: In compliance with UAA Policy, the Bachelor of Arts Assessment Plan adopted by the Department of Languages in AY 2012-13 requires that Majors in Languages fulfill the following during their final semester prior to graduation: 1) complete an Exit Exam entirely in the emphasis language which consists of both oral and written components and tests for effective communication according to the ACTFL Guidelines. In adherence to ACTFL linguistic proficiency examination standards, students will not have access to any of the exam questions prior to the administration of the test, and 2) present one archived student artifact representative of upper-division work completed in the penultimate or ultimate semester of completion of Languages Major Requirements (minimum of 9 credits completed in upper-division coursework taught in the emphasis language) and which demonstrates in the target language close reading and critical analysis of an authentic text as well as articulation of cross-cultural similarities and differences within an appropriate context. This student artifact may be presented in the form of a written exam, written paper, or audio/visual recording. These assessment procedures are for programmatic evaluation only. TIER 1: BASIC COLLEGE-LEVEL SKILLS GER ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Credits) COMM A111 Fundamentals of Oral Communication COMM A235 Small Group Communication COMM A237 Interpersonal Communication COMM A241 Public Speaking 2/5/2014
GER WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (6 Credits) ENGL A111 Introduction to Composition ENGL A211 Academic Writing About Literature ENGL A212 Technical Writing ENGL A213 Writing in the Social & Natural Sciences ENGL A214 - Persuasive Writing *ENGL A311 - Advanced Composition *ENGL A312 - Advanced Technical Writing *ENGL A414 - Research Writing GER QUANTITATIVE SKILLS (3 Credits) MATH A107 College Algebra MATH A108 Trigonometry MATH A109 Precalculus MATH A172 Applied Finite Mathematics MATH A200 Calculus I MATH A201 Calculus II STAT A252 Elementary Statistics *STAT A307 Probability and Statistics TIER 2: DISCIPLINARY AREAS GER HUMANITIES AND CAS Western Culture (6 credits) HISTA101 Western Civilization I HIST A102 Western Civilization II GER FINE ARTS (3 Credits) AKNS/MUS A215 Music of Alaska Natives and Indigenous Peoples of Northern Regions ART A160 Art Appreciation ART A261 History of Western Art I ART A262 History of Western Art II *ART A360A History of Non-Western Art I *ART A360B History of Non-Western Art II DNCE A170 Dance Appreciation MUS A121 Music Appreciation MUS A124 History of Jazz MUS A221 History of Music I MUS A222 History of Music II THR A111 Introduction to the Theatre *THR A311 Representative Plays I *THR A312 Representative Plays II *THR A411 History of the Theatre I *THR A412 History of the Theatre II GER SOCIAL SCIENCES and CAS Comparative Cultures (3 Credits) ANTH A250 The Rise of Civilization GER Social Sciences and CAS Social Behavior (3 Credits) ECON A123 Introduction to Behavioral Economics ECON A201 Principles of Macroeconomics EDEC A105 Introduction to the Field of Early Childhood ENVI A212 Living on Earth: People and the Environment GEOG/INTL A101 Local Places/Global Regions: An Introduction to Geography JPC A101 Media and Society JUST A110 Introduction to Justice PS A102 - Introduction to Political Science PSY A111 General Psychology SOC A101 Introduction to Sociology SWK A106/HUMS A106 Introduction to Social Welfare 2/5/2014 2
GER NATURAL SCIENCES (7 Credits including one Laboratory Course) Courses recommended for non-science majors ASTR A103/L Solar System Astronomy (4 cr.) ASTR A104/L Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology (4 cr.) BIOL A102 Introductory Biology (3 cr.) BIOL A103 Introductory Biology Lab (1 cr.) CHEM A103/L Survey of Chemistry (4 cr.) ENVI A211/L Environmental Science: Systems and Processes (4 cr.) GEOG A111 Earth Systems: Elements of Physical Geography (3 cr.) GEOL A111 Physical Geology (3 cr.) GEOL A115/L Environmental Geology (4 cr.) LSIS A101 Discoveries in Science (3 cr.) LSIS A102- Origins: Earth-Solar System-Life (3 cr.) LSIS A201- Life on Earth (3 cr.) LSIS A202 Concepts and Processes: Natural Sciences PHYS A101 - Physics for Poets (3 cr.) CAS American Culture (3 Credits) HIST A131 History of United States I HIST A132 History of United States II PS A101 Introduction to American Government (also fulfills 3 credits of UAA Social Sciences Requirement) CAS Introduction to Literature (3 Credits)* ENGL A121 Introduction to Literature *ENGL A301 Literature of Britain I *ENGL A302 Literature of Britain II *ENGL A305 National Literatures in English *ENGL A306 Literature of the US I *ENGL A307 Literature of the US II (*Upper-division literature courses offered by the Department of Languages in the target language may be counted if pre-petitioned and approved by the Department of English.) CAS Language/Humanities Two-Semester Sequence This category is automatically fulfilled by taking one of the two semester sequences 101-102, 201-202, or 301-302. CAS Ways of Knowing (3 Credits) ENGL A120 Critical/Creative Thinking (does NOT fulfill UAA GER in Humanities) PHIL A101 Introduction to Logic PHIL A201 Introduction to Philosophy *PHIL A301 Ethics *PHIL A421 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (does NOT fulfill UAA GER in Humanities) TIER 3: INTEGRATIVE CAPSTONE (Students admitted to a degree program in the academic year 2005-06 or later must fulfill a 3-credit Integrative Capstone Course for graduation. See page 87 of 2012-13 UAA Catalog for entire course selection.) *ANTH A354 Culture and Ecology *DNCE A370 Interdisciplinary Dance Studies: Issues and Methods *EDFN A300 Philosophical and Social Context of American Education *EDFN A304 Comparative Education *ENGL A476 History of English Language *GEOG A390A Topics in Global Geography *HIST A325 Northeast Asia in 21 st Century (*INTL/PS A325) *HIST A390A Themes in World History *HIST A427 Post-Soviet Culture and Society (*RUSS A427) *INTL A315 Canada: Nation and Identity *LSSS A312 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions *PHIL A400 Ethics, Community, and Society 2/5/2014 3
Department of Languages Requirements for ALL Majors: Single Language Option Language, Composition, Literary Theory, Linguistics, or Culture (3 Credits) *ENGL A311 Advanced Composition (3 cr.) *ENGL A435 History of Criticism (3 cr.) LING A101 The Nature of Language (3 cr.) LSSS A111 Cultural Foundations of Human Behavior (3 cr.) Core Courses (16 Credits): 201-202 Intermediate I and II in Emphasis Language (8 cr.) *301-302 Advanced I and II in Emphasis Language (8 cr.) Electives (18 Credits): (6 credits, minimum, at upper-division level beyond A302 in Emphasis Language in physical residence at UAA are required for all majors in Languages.) 18 Upper-Division Credits beyond A302 in Emphasis Language OR 9 Upper-Division Credits beyond A302 in Emphasis Language minimum, and 9 Credits from Program-Approved Electives maximum (3 credits of which must be Upper Division) Dual Languages Option Language, Composition, Literary Theory, Linguistics, and Culture (3 Credits) *ENGL A311 Advanced Composition (3 cr.) *ENGL A435 History of Criticism (3 cr.) LING A101 The Nature of Language (3 cr.) LSSS A111 Cultural Foundations of Human Behavior (3 cr.) Core Courses in Primary Language (16 Credits): 201-202 Intermediate I and II in Primary Language (8 cr.) *301-302 Advanced I and II in Primary Language (8 cr.) Electives in Primary Language (9 Credits): (6 credits, minimum, at upper-division level beyond A302 in Primary Language in physical residence at UAA are required for all majors in Languages.) 9 Upper-Division Credits in Primary Language OR 6 Upper-Division Credits in Primary Language minimum, and 3 Credits from Program-Approved Electives List maximum Secondary Language Requirement (8 Credits): (Students admitted to a degree program in the year 2006-07 or later must fulfill this requirement with credits beyond A102.) 8 Credits in Secondary Language 2/5/2014 4
A.) SUBTOTAL OF REQUIREMENTS: CRS. B.) SUBTOTAL OF UPPER-DIVISION: CRS. ELECTIVES: C.) SUBTOTAL OF ELECTIVES: CRS. D.) SUBTOTAL OF UPPER-DIVISION: CRS. A + C = TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION (120 MINIMUM): CRS. B + D = TOTAL UPPER-DIVISION CREDITS FOR GRADUATION (42 MINIMUM): CRS. 2/5/2014 5