World Languages Concentration, Arts and Sciences, A.A.

The World Languages Concentration program is designed for those students who are planning to transfer to a four-year degree program with a major in world language/s or related fields. Students interested in pursuing World Languages Education should consult with a transfer advisor regarding their choice of elective courses.

Program Outcomes:

1. Students demonstrate the ability to engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
2. Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
3. Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners and readers on a variety of topics.
4. Students identify and discuss cultural artifacts in the target language.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG-101	English Composition	3 credits
-
MAT-115	Quantitative Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-116	Statistical Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-160	Precalculus I	3 credits
-
HIS-101	World History to 1500	3 credits
-	Or
HIS-102	World History Since 1500	3 credits
-
Gen Ed-	Behavioral/Social Science	3 credits
-
-	Or
FRN, GER, JPN, or SPN-	Select any World Language course	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Notes:

1. ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P are approved substitutions for ENG-101.

2. MAT-115P is an approved substitution for MAT-115.

3. MAT-116P is an approved substitution for MAT-116.

First Year Spring

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG-102	Advanced English Composition	3 credits
-
ENG-201	World Literature: Beginnings to the 17th Century	3 credits
-	Or
ENG-202	World Literature: 17th Century to the Present	3 credits
-
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
-
FRN, GER, JPN, or SPN-	Select any World Language course	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Year Fall

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
Gen Ed-	Diversity	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Arts/Humanities	3 credits
-
FRN-201	Intermediate French I	3 credits
-	Or
GER-201	Intermediate German I	3 credits
-	Or
JPN-201	Intermediate Japanese I	3 credits
-	Or
SPN-201	Intermediate Spanish I	3 credits
-
Gen Ed-	Biological/Physical Science	3-4 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Gen Ed (Biological/Physical Science): Of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab.

Second Year Spring

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
Gen Ed-	Biological/Physical Science	4 credits
Gen Ed-	Arts/Humanities	3 credits
-
FRN-202	Intermediate French II	3 credits
-	Or
GER-202	Intermediate German II	3 credits
-	Or
JPN-202	Intermediate Japanese II	3 credits
-	Or
SPN-202	Intermediate Spanish II	3 credits
-
Gen Ed-	Behavioral/Social Science	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	2 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Gen Ed (Biological/Physical Science): Of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab.

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

• Select two courses from approved General Education course list from the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

• Select two courses from approved General Education course list from the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

• Select two courses from approved General Education course list from the Biological/Physical Science category; one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

• Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

*A minimum grade of "C" or better is required for ENG-101, ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG-101	English Composition	3 credits
ENG-102	Advanced English Composition	3 credits

*(ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P are approved substitutions for ENG-101)

Mathematics

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MAT-115	Quantitative Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-116	Statistical Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-160	Precalculus I	3 credits

Notes:

1. MAT-115P is an approved substitution for MAT-115.

2. MAT-116P is an approved substitution for MAT-116.

Program Requirements (18 Credits)

Requirements List

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG-201	World Literature: Beginnings to the 17th Century	3 credits
-	Or
ENG-202	World Literature: 17th Century to the Present	3 credits
-
HIS-101	World History to 1500	3 credits
-	Or
HIS-102	World History Since 1500	3 credits

World Languages

• Take at least twelve credits of world languages, at least six of those credits must be at the intermediate level with a single concentrated language (12 Credits)
  HCC offers language instruction from elementary to advanced proficiency in French (FRN-101, FRN-102, FRN-201, FRN-202), German (GER-101, GER-102, GER-201, GER-202), Japanese (JPN-101, JPN-102, JPN-201, JPN-202), and Spanish (SPN-101, SPN-102, SPN-201, SPN-202)

Free Electives (10-11 Credits)

Requirements List

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. Some recommended courses are listed below:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
COM-103	Public Speaking	3 credits
COM-108	Introduction to Human Communication	3 credits
EDU-101	Introduction to Education	3 credits
PSY-203	Educational Psychology	3 credits

Degree Requirement (60 Credits)