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Linguistics Minor

Hours — 18-19 Credit Hours
Effective Jul. 2010
Last Revision 8/14/2023
Holokai Category: Arts & Humanities
Sponsoring Program: Linguistics
Faculty Unit Assignment: Faculty of Education & Social Work

Program Requirements


Required — 3 Credits

C+ or better grade required in LING 210

Course Number Title Semesters Offered Credit Hours Prerequisite
LING 210 Introduction to Linguistics F, W, S 3.0 ENGL 101


Electives — 15-16 Credits

In addition to LING 210, the Linguistics minor must choose five additional classes from the following list:

Course Number Title Semesters Offered Credit Hours Prerequisite
LING 260 Phonology F, W 3.0 LING 210 w/C+ or better
LING 321 OR English Syntax W 3.0 LING 210 - see advisor to register
ENGL 321 English Grammars F 3.0 ENGL 101
LING 331 Sociolinguistics W, S 3.0 LING 210 w/C+ or better
LING 383 Peace Linguistics W 3.0 LING 210 w/C+ or better
LING 423 Language Acquisition F 3.0 TESOL 310, should be taken during senior year
ENGL 421 History of the English Language W 3.0 ENGL 101
PSYC 205 Applied Social Statistics F, W 3.0 PSYC 111, PSYC 190, MATH 107 or MATH 110 or equivalent


Additional Program Requirements

*The linguistics minor is not available to TESOL or TESOL ED majors.

**No more than 6 credit hours allowed between linguistics minor and TESOL minor/certificate.**

All passing grades will be accepted in fulfilling minor or certificate requirements.


Program Learning Outcomes

Forthcoming