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Languages, Communication, and Humanities: CA Japanese

Academic Program Plan for Part-Time Students

This sample course sequence does not represent a contract or a guarantee of course availability.

  • This plan assumes a fall-semester start.
  • Completion of this plan satisfies the requirements for the Japanese Certificate of Achievement.
10 rows
Year 1: Fall Semester
4 Units Total
JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese (First Semester)

  • Students can take credit by exam for any and all of the levels if they have knowledge or proficiency; they will receive the grade they get on the tests. Native speakers wishing to follow the native speaker path will be assessed by the department for native speaker proficiency.
4 Units
Year 1: Spring Semester
4 Units Total
JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese (Second Semester)

  • Students can take credit by exam for any and all of the levels if they have knowledge or proficiency; they will receive the grade they get on the tests. Native speakers wishing to follow the native speaker path will be assessed by the department for native speaker proficiency.
4 Units
Year 1: Summer Semester
3 Units Total
Major elective

  • Major elective: JAPN 121 Introduction to Japanese Culture, JAPN 123/123H Japanese Anime and Manga (typically offered fall only), JAPN 210 Intermediate Conversation I and Reading (prior completion of JAPN 102 or three years of high school Japanese with a C or better required; typically offered fall or spring; may be taken in Year 2), or JAPN 211 Intermediate Conversation II and Writing (prior completion of JAPN 210 required; typically offered fall or spring).
  • JAPN 121 can be taken concurrently with another Japanese language course.
3 Units
Year 2: Fall Semester
4 Units Total
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester)

  • Students can take credit by exam for any and all of the levels if they have knowledge or proficiency; they will receive the grade they get on the tests. Native speakers wishing to follow the native speaker path will be assessed by the department for native speaker proficiency.
4 Units
Year 2: Spring Semester
4 Units Total
JAPN 202 Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester)

  • Students can take credit by exam for any and all of the levels if they have knowledge or proficiency; they will receive the grade they get on the tests. Native speakers wishing to follow the native speaker path will be assessed by the department for native speaker proficiency.
4 Units