Academic Requirement Type:
Area Courses (Credits):
- Five Asian studies courses are required. Grades for courses must be a C minimum. Certificate requirements may met with general education credits, and courses from study abroad or transfer credit (B grade minimum).
- Four courses must be taken in at least two departments outside the major
- One course must be taken in the major department. If the major department does not offer Asian-focused courses (eg chemistry or English), the course must be taken in a third department.
Number of Foreign Language College-level Semesters:
- A student must complete two years of college-level study (four semesters) of an Asian language. Pitt offers Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Vietnamese. Heritage and native speakers must demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency, and may be exempt from this requirement.
Study Abroad Requirement:
- Strongly encouraged
Administration:
Research or Capstone Paper:
- The digital portfolio is a website that asks students to reflect on their curricular and co-curricular experiences to situate their Asian Studies Certificate with their broader academic plans, co-curricular actives, scholarship, work experience, and career goals. The digital portfolio will be started as students enter the Asian Studies program and will be changed and expanded as students continue through their college program. Digital portfolios will be finalized in early in the student’s final semester. Details will be discussed with the advisor.