Modern Language, Additional Major

Additional majors are available in Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish for students with another major at Oakland University.

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences requirements, the College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in a modern language with additional majors, B.A. program

A minimum of 24 credits at the 3000 level or above in the language being studied. ML 3800 Global Gateways can be counted toward additional majors in Chinese, French, German, and Japanese. At least 16 credits of those required for the additional liberal arts major in a modern language must be taken at Oakland University.

Regression Policy

Students will not receive credit for a lower sequence course after successful completion of a more advanced level course. For example, students will not receive credit for FRH 1140 (or transfer course equivalent) if taken after successful completion of FRH 1150.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, Chinese Language (not available to Chinese Studies majors), French Language (not available to French Language and Literature majors), French Language and Literature (not available to French Language and Literature majors), German Language (not available to German Language and Literature majors), International Orientation for EGR/CS, Japanese Language (not available to Japanese Language and Literature and Japanese Studies majors), Spanish (not available to Spanish Language and Literature majors), Spanish Language and Literature (not available to Spanish Language and Literature majors), and Sustainability Engineering.