State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites

Students wishing to transfer to USF should complete an A.A. degree at a Florida College System institution. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university.

If a student wishes to transfer without an A.A. degree and has fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the student must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.

Transfer students are also required to comply with the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university.

Students should complete the following prerequisite courses at the lower level prior to entering the university. If these courses are not taken at a Florida College System institution, they must be completed before the degree is granted.

Unless stated otherwise, a grade of C- is the minimum acceptable grade in prerequisite courses.

Students should demonstrate proficiency by testing or completion of a foreign language through the intermediate level per State Mandated Common Prerequisites (see https://dlss.flvc.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=4f8695e3-1adc-4631-9e89-9c26fc145b54). This may be accomplished by completing 6-12 hours within the language or by demonstrated competency at the intermediate level.

Total Major Hours: 30 Hours

Major Core Courses - 6 Hours

• LIN 3003 Language Matters
• FOT 4131 Understanding World Cultures

Major Elective Courses - 24-63 Hours

Students must select one of the following concentrations:

• Applied Linguistics
• Chinese Language and Culture
• Classics
• East Asian Languages and Cultures
• French
• French International Studies and Business
• German
• Interdisciplinary Classical Civilizations
• Italian
• Russian
• Spanish
• Spanish International Studies and Business

Concentration Core

Recommended Language Preparation:

Four semesters in any language or equivalent language competency prior to taking courses in the concentration.

• LIN 3010 Introduction to Linguistics
• LIN 4721 Second Language Acquisition

Concentration Elective Courses - 18 Hours

Students choose a total of six courses (18 credit hours) of Applied Linguistics coursework from the following list:

• FLE 4390 Teaching Foreign/Second Languages
• LIN 2002 Language, Culture and Film
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• LIN 4350 Sound Systems in American English
• LIN 4600 Sociolinguistics: Language and Society
• LIN 4609 Language and Technology
• LIN 4701 Psycholinguistics
• LIN 4903 Directed Readings
• LIN 4930 Selected Topics (may be repeated; title must be different)
• TSL 4362 Methodology of Teaching English Overseas

Of these six elective courses, one literature or culture course can be substituted (e.g. Russian Literature in Translation, Introduction to Chinese Culture, etc.)

Note: Advanced undergraduates may be able to register for the graduate-level seminars upon the recommendation of the faculty.

Students must demonstrate proficiency by testing or completion of a foreign language through the intermediate level. Native or heritage speakers or other persons with experience in a foreign language may exempt course(s) entirely.