1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

1operate. The Department of Foreign Languages cooperates closely with other departmentsto offer interdepartmental majors.Honor SocietiesThe department sponsors student honor societies in French and Spanish andsupports language clubs in French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.Special UnitsIn the department, the WVU Intensive English Program offers a programof instruction in English as a second language for students seeking admission to theUniversity. Practical experience for majors in teaching English as a second language isavailable on a limited basis in conjunction with this program.Career Goals for GraduatesIn addition to foreign language teaching, students may use foreign language studyto enhance their primary degree, adding an international dimension to business,economics, political science, journalism, or law.Admission RequirementsThe Department of Foreign Languages uses the requirements of the University.To major in foreign languages, students must have satisfactorily completed elementaryand intermediate course sequences in a given language and completed 58 credithours with an overall 2.0 grade-point average.Graduation RequirementsA foreign language major must complete a minimum of 27 hours of upper-divisionwork offered by the Department of Foreign Languages. Three of the hours must beLinguistics 111. Language 221 cannot be counted for any major except linguistics/TESL. Twelve of the hours must be in one of the options listed in the "Options" sectionwhich follows.All students majoring in foreign languages must present a secondary concentrationof 12 upper-division hours from within the department or from outside the departmentor a recognized minor. An outside concentration must be approved by theadviser. The departmental concentration may not duplicate courses from the major. All12 hours in the concentration must have the same division prefix (i.e., Ger., Span.,Lingu., Hist., etc.) Students wishing to teach should inquire about courses to fulfillcertification requirements early.In addition to the courses required for the foreign language major, students shouldelect relevant courses in history, political science, humanities, English, journalism,geography, sociology and anthropology, and/or business and economics. Studentselecting the joint foreign language/economics program should inform the Chairpersonof Foreign Languages at the earliest opportunity in order to enroll in the propereconomics courses.Students with majors other than foreign languages who are interested in a secondmajor in foreign languages should request information from the chairperson of theDepartment of Foreign Languages. No special core or GPA requirements are necessaryfor graduation beyond those of the University. Students are urged to contact theArts and Sciences Advising Office at least a semester in advance of their graduation.Areas of Emphasis/OptionsIn addition to fulfilling the degree requirements already listed, a language majormust select one of the following degree options and complete the courses listed aspart of the 27 hour, upper-division requirement:French, German, Russian, Spanish: 103, 104, 109, 110, and three additional upperdivisioncourses; all courses must have the same prefix as the option.Foreign Languages 1 1