Students wishing to pursue Japanese as a major declare a major in Languages, Literatures & Cultures with a concentration in Japanese. 


The curriculum consists of 44 credit hours at the 2001 level or higher. Students are required to take 8 of those credit hours from CLTR 2100 and CLTR 2200. Find descriptions of these Languages, Literatures and Cultures core courses here.


36 credits of approved courses are required beyond JAPN 1003. Four of these 36 credits must be from JAPN 1416 and four credits must be from JAPN 2103. No fewer than eight credits must be from 3000-level Japanese topics courses.


Up-to-date requirements and details can be found in the undergraduate bulletin.