Minor Requirements
The East Asian studies minor requires a minimum of six courses, five of which must be upper-division (minimum of 25 upper-division credits). Additional lower-division coursework in Chinese or Japanese language may be need in order to gain the proficiency necessary to enroll in the upper-division Chinese or Japanese language courses required for this minor (see below).
Lower-Division Language Courses
All East Asian studies minors are expected to gain proficiency in Chinese or Japanese language. Students without prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese should enroll in Chinese (CHIN 1) or Japanese (JAPN 1) no later than fall quarter of their second year:
First-Year Chinese or Japanese
- Fall Quarter: CHIN 1, First-Year Chinese or JAPN 1, First-Year Japanese
- Winter Quarter: CHIN 2, First-Year Chinese or JAPN 2, First-Year Japanese
- Spring Quarter: CHIN 3, First-Year Chinese or JAPN 3, First-Year Japanese
Second-Year Chinese or Japanese
- Fall Quarter: CHIN 4, Second-Year Chinese or JAPN 4, Second-Year Japanese
- Winter Quarter: CHIN 5, Second-Year Chinese or JAPN 5, Second-Year Japanese
- Spring Quarter: CHIN 6, Second-Year Chinese or JAPN 6, Second-Year Japanese
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese may place out of part or all of the lower-division Chinese or Japanese language series. Students with prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese language are required to complete a language placement to determine which course of Chinese or Japanese language instruction best suits their skill level.
Minor Planning Worksheet
Copy a East Asian Studies Minor Planning Worksheet to your UCSC Google Drive.
Upper-Division Language Requirement (2 courses)
All East Asian studies minors are required to complete a minimum of two upper-division Chinese or Japanese language courses. Prerequisite(s): CHIN/JAPN 6 or higher. Consult each course’s UCSC General Catalog description for specific prerequisite information.
Upper-Division Chinese Language Courses
- CHIN 103, Advanced Chinese: Language and Society
- CHIN 104, Advanced Chinese: Readings in Literature
- CHIN 105, Advanced Chinese: Readings in History
- CHIN 107, Introduction to Classical Chinese Prose
- CHIN 108, Introduction to Classical Chinese Poetry
Upper-Division Japanese Language Courses
- JAPN 103, Advanced Japanese
- JAPN 104, Advanced Japanese
- JAPN 105, Advanced Japanese
- JAPN 109, Japanese Language, Culture, and Society
Lower-Division Core Course Requirement (1 course)
One lower-division core course:
- HIS 40A, Early Modern East Asia
- HIS 40B, The Making of Modern East Asia
- HIS 80C, Global China
- HIS 81, Science in the Colonial World
Upper-Division Electives Requirement (3 courses)
Three additional upper-division courses from the East Asian studies curriculum. Course offerings vary by year. See the East Asian Studies Courses list for current course offerings. The comprehensive list of East Asian studies electives may be found in the UCSC General Catalog.
Minor Declaration Instructions
- Declare Your Major or Check-in with Your Major Advisor
- Declaring your major and minor in the same quarter: Obtain an approved UCSC Academic Planning Form from your major advisor when you declare.
- Declaring your East Asian studies minor after you’ve declared a major: Meet with your major advisor to create or update your UCSC Academic Planning Form. Your UCSC Academic Planning Form must be current and up to date—reviewed and approved by your major advisor within the last academic quarter—to declare the East Asian studies minor.
- Submit a Petition for Major/Minor via MyUCSC
- Log into MyUCSC (very important first step!) and submit a Petition for Major/Minor. You will be contacted by email within 5-7 business days with further instructions on how to declare your minor.
- This petition can also be accessed by navigating to the Student Homepage in MyUCSC and selecting the Undergraduate Student eForms tile > Petition for Major/Minor.
- Log into MyUCSC (very important first step!) and submit a Petition for Major/Minor. You will be contacted by email within 5-7 business days with further instructions on how to declare your minor.