Three Linguistics Minors

• Completion of 7 courses (two may be lower-division language courses) with at least a C- letter grade (exception: one quarter of LIGN199 taken for pass/no pass may count toward the minor)

Specific requirements include:

A. Two lower-division prerequisites for upper-division courses in the literature of the language of concentration

B. LIGN101 – Introduction to the Study of Language

C. 1 structure of language X course chosen from:

LIGN 141: Language Structures (languages selected vary)
LIGN 143: The Structure of Spanish
LIGN 148: Psycholinguistics of Sign Languages (if your language of concentration is ASL)

D. 1 upper-division literature course in the language of concentration
(note: this will require language proficiency as well as lower-division prerequisites. At most two lower-division courses in the language of concentration may count towards the minor. American Sign Language students should take LIGN 144 or LIGN 146. Portugese Language students may be able to take UD Lit. at SDSU. See Langauge Studies major page for more details.)

E. 2 additional courses in linguistics, literature or area studies.
Literature and area studies courses must deal with the language of concentration or the corresponding culture/area studies, subject to approval of the faculty advisor. Please see the list of approved upper-division classes for the Language Studies major.