Nov 07, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Linguistics, B.S.


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120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree must complete a minimum of 60 hours in natural, physical, mathematical, and computer science. Please note: courses with an LIN prefix are generally not accepted towards fulfilling this 60-hour requirement. Therefore, be sure to keep this requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree , including a specific listing of courses applicable to the 60-hour requirement.

Prior to graduation, a Linguistics major must complete the third and fourth semesters of a foreign language (or the equivalent). This requirement does not need to be satisfied before declaring the major or undertaking major course work.

UK Core Requirements


See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity


II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities


III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences


IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences


V. Composition and Communication I


VI. Composition and Communication II


VII. Quantitative Foundations


VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning


IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA


X. Global Dynamics


UK Core hours: 30


Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)


Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3


College Requirements


I. Foreign Language


(completed by Premajor Requirements)

II. Disciplinary Requirements


a. Natural Science: 3


b. Social Science: 3


c. Humanities


(completed by Major Requirements)

III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1


IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3


V. Electives: 6


College Requirement hours: 13-16


Major Requirements


Major Core hours: 12


Other Course Work Required for the Major


To satisfy this requirement students must complete one course from each group listed below. 

Group A - Phonetics and Phonology


Group B - Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics


Group D - Languages in Space and Time


Group E - Computational Linguistics


9 additional hours


Students must complete an additional 9 credit hours of LIN prefix course work at the 200-level or above. Courses used to satisfy the group requirement may not be used to satisfy this requirement.  

Additional Course Work


Students must complete 9 credit hours at the 200-level or above from the following prefixes. Other course prefixes may be used to satisfy this requirement with permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. LIN prefix courses used to satisfy other requirements in the major may not be used to satisfy the additional course work requirement.  AAS, AIS, ANT, APP, BIO, CHI, CLA, COM, CS, CSD, DST, ENG, FR, GEO, GER, GRK, GWS, HIS, HJS, ICT, INT, ISC, ITA, JOU, JPN, LAS, LAT, LIN, MA, MCL, PHI, PS, PSY, RUS, SOC, SPA, STA, TSL, WRD (9 credit hours)

Other Major hours: 33


Electives


Choose electives to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation.

Subtotal: Electives: minimum of 9


Total Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120


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