NEW ASIAN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR AAS MAJOR

The East Asian Languages and Cultures Department recently reassessed its Chinese and Korean language sequences for "heritage" speakers (that is, the Chinese 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A series and the Korean 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A series). As of 2002-2003 the Chinese and Korean programs determined that Chinese 1A, 2A, 3A and Korean 1A, 2A, 3A constituted one year proficiency in each language.

As the result, beginning with the 2003-2004 academic year, Asian American Studies (AAS) students who DECLARE the AAS major in Fall 2003 and THEREAFTER AND who are PLACED by UCLA language exam into the Chinese or Korean heritage language series MUST now complete Chinese 1A, 2A, 3A or Korean 1A, 2A, 3A to fulfill the first year Asian language proficiency requirement for the AAS major.

In other words, AAS will no longer accept only the completion of Chinese 2A or Korean 2A to fulfill the Asian language requirement. Students DECLARING the AAS major as of Fall 2003 must now complete Chinese 3A or Korean 3A to meet the first year Asian language proficiency requirement.

If you have any questions about this matter, please see either Sefa Aina or Stacey Hirose, Departmental Counselors for the Asian American Studies IDP. You can make a scheduled appointment with them at 3230 Campbell Hall.