Change to the requirements for the minor in Korean.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR IN KOREAN (MINOR CODE KOREAN-MIN)

Required (18 credits)

~~Three or four~~ semesters of Korean (at an appropriate level) and ~~two or three~~ semesters relevant to Korean culture, history, or literature taught in English. Students must maintain an average of 2.0 in courses counted towards the minor.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR IN KOREAN (MINOR CODE KOREAN-MIN)

Required (18 credits)

Four or five semesters of Korean (at an appropriate level) and one or two semesters relevant to Korean culture, history, or literature taught in English chosen from (but not limited to) EAST 132, 152, 162, 172, 252, 262, 280, and 282. Students must maintain an average of 2.0 in courses counted towards the minor.

Justification:

The original Korean language requirement for the minor in Korean has been less strict than that (= “four or five semesters”) for the comparable minors in Chinese and Japanese presumably due to the lack of advanced level language courses in the past. The Korean Program has added advanced level courses in the Korean language and linguistics (KOR 301, 302, 305, 306, 317, 318, 370) taught in Korean in recent years and therefore wants to strengthen the language requirement for the minor, which will be on a par with the Chinese and Japanese requirements. On the other hand, the Korean Program has developed in the past few years a number of new EAST courses such as EAST 162, 172, 252, 262, 280, and 282), specifically dealing with Korean culture, history, and literature and therefore most suitable to take for the minor. The DegreeWorks system, however, does not automatically count these relatively new courses towards Korean minor and requires a substitution form be submitted, which imposes a totally unnecessary administrative burden to all relevant parties.

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