BS Four-Year Degree Plan: Second Language Track
Sample schedule
The below schedule is only one example of a possible degree plan and is provided for informational purposes only. Meet with an advisor early to develop a degree plan that best suits your needs.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 04-07-2022, is based on the 2021-22 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
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| Elementary course for First language (course 101) | 3 |
| Life Sciences (lab) - General Education | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
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| Elementary course for First language (course 102) | 3 |
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| Quantitative Literacy - General Education | 3 |
| The Arts - General Education | 3 |
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| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Intermediate course for First language (course 201) | 3 |
| Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning - General Education | 3 |
| Humanities - General Education | 3 |
| Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education | 3 |
| Elementary course for Second language (course 101) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Intermediate course for First language (course 202) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education | 3 |
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| Conversation course for First language (course 311 or 205) | 3 |
| Elementary course for Second language (course 102) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Composition course for First language (course 312) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Public Issues - General Education | 3 |
| Intermediate course for Second language (course 201) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Intermediate course for Second language (course 202) | 3 |
| Conversation course for 2nd language (course 311 or 205) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| First language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| First language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Composition course for Second language (course 312) | 3 |
| Second language elective | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
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| First language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| First language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Second language elective | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Tips for success
- Students with prior language experience may be eligible to begin at a more advanced level based on dual-credit transfers and/or placement tests results. Students who test out of lower-level courses may receive retroactive credit upon successful completion of more advanced courses.
- Students may complete the Bachelor of Science in Modern Language with a concentration in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. This 8-semester plan applies to all language concentrations. (Chinese and Japanese options require at least a semester abroad.)
- Students must meet with an advisor in their language area to design an advised course list.
- The Language Composition course (312) represented in Semester 5 above is a prerequisite for all language courses after it and should be taken as early as possible.
- Students wishing to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in a modern language may pursue an individualized major.
- All electives in Semesters Seven and Eight must be Upper-Division.
- Students must take at least one Language Upper-Division course in literature and one Language Upper-Division course in culture or history.
- Students must meet all other university requirements for graduation, to include 120 credit hour minimum and 40 credit hours of upper-division courses.