Dec 23, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Foreign Language and International Economics, B.S. - Japan Studies 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Foreign Language and International Economics requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I 4 Credit Hours
MCL 100 - The World of Language 3 Credit Hours
UK 101 - Academic Orientation 1 - 2 Credit Hours *
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

*Optional

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
JPN 102 - Beginning Japanese II 4 Credit Hours
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
OR
STA 296 - Statistical Methods and Motivations 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Lab Credit(s): 1

Year 2

First Semester

JPN 320 - Introduction to Japanese Culture, Pre-Modern to 1868 3 Credit Hours
JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I 4 Credit Hours
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

JPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II 4 Credit Hours
MCL 200 - Reading the World 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

JPN 301 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
JPN Elective Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

JPN 302 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours
JPN 321 - Introduction to Japanese Culture, Meiji (1868) to Present 3 Credit Hours
OR
JPN 351 - The Japanese Experience of the Twentieth Century 3 Credit Hours
JPN Elective Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

JPN 401 - Advanced Japanese III 3 Credit Hours
JPN Elective Credit(s): 3
JPN Elective Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Elective (Natural Science) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

JPN 402 - Advanced Japanese IV 3 Credit Hours
MCL 495 - Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures Capstone 3 Credit Hours (GCCR)
JPN Elective Credit(s): 3
JPN Elective Credit(s): 3
Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Elective (Natural Science) Credit(s): 3