Majors and Minors: Linguistics Major and Minor

Linguistics Major (37-38 semester hours)

Graduating with a Linguistics major

To receive a bachelor arts with a major in Linguistics, you must take the following courses:

	Courses	Credits
Gateway	English 295 NB: This course is a prerequisite for all 300-level literature courses in English	3
Language	English 370: Linguistics	3
	English 371: History of the English Language	3
	English 372: Sociolinguistics	3
	English 373: Stylistics and Discourse Analysis	3
	1 from English 374, 375	3
Literature/Writing	2 from English 200-238, 300-322, 332-341 OR 260, 262-266, 360, 362 NB: At least 1 must be a literature course	6
Cognates/Electives	SPAUD 216: Phonetics	4
Cognates/Electives	1 from the list below or another cognate or English elective, as approved by advisor Classics 242 CAS 231, 238, 240, 253, 260, 270, 305, 311, 327, 352, 384 Chinese 216 Dutch 309 French 302, 372 Geography 320 IDIS 301, 302, 356, 357 Japanese 216 Philosophy 173, 375, 378, 381 Psychology 201, 208, 333, 334 Religion 307 Sociology 153, 253 Spanish 301, 302, 310, 340, 341, 370 SPAUD 210, 212, 215, 311, 361, 384, 387	3-4
Experiential	1 from 380, 390, 399	3
Capstone	English 395	3
Total		37-38

Linguistics Minor (21 semester hours)

Graduating with a Linguistics minor

	Courses	Credits
	English 370	3
	English 371	3
	CAS 140	3
	SPAUD 216	3
Electives	Three electives chosen in consultation with advisor NB: Only one interim may count toward the minor.	9
Total		21

Career options

What can you do with your Linguistics major? Find out what other Calvin English majors have done with their degrees, and learn more about internships and applying to grad school.