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Guided Pathways

World Languages & Global Studies, AA A0429

Program: A0429
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Suggested Sequence of CourseworkIndicates Courses Offered Online
Fall Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S MATH Meet AA/AS Math Comptcy Req 3.0
ENGL 1A Freshman Composition 4.0
A/AS PE Meet AA/AS Phys Well-Being Req 1.0
CHIN 1 Elementary Chinese 4.0
FRCH 1 (or) Elementary French
ITAL 1 (or) Elementary Italian
JAPN 1 (or) Elementary Japanese
SPAN 1 (or) Elementary Spanish
ARAB 1 (or) Elementary Arabic  
ARAB 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Arabic
GERM 1 (or) Elementary German  
GERM 2 (and) Continuing Elementary German
KORE 1 (or) Elementary Korean  
KORE 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Korean
KORE 3 (or) Intermediate Korean 4.0
KORE 4 (and) Continuing Intermediate Korean 4.0
LATN 1 (or) Elementary Latin 4.0
LATN 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Latin 4.0
SIGN 101 (or) American Sign Language 1 4.0
SIGN 102 (and) American Sign Language 2 4.0
SIGN 103 (or) American Sign Language 3 4.0
SIGN 104 (and) American Sign Language 4 4.0
SPAN 1S (or) Spanish for Spanish Speaking 4.0
SPAN 2S (and) Cont Span for Span Speaking 4.0
Total:   52.0
Option 1: 16 units of one language Option 2: 16 units of two languages
Winter Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
SPCH 1A Public Speaking 4.0
SPCH 2 (or) Survey Communication Studies
SPCH 8 (or) Professional Speaking
Total:   4.0
Spring Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S USHIS Area D-1 Hist/Pol Sc Course 3.0
AA/S SCNCE Area B-1 or B-2 Science Course 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
CHIN 2 Continuing Elementary Chinese 4.0
FRCH 2 (or) Continuing Elementary French
ITAL 2 (or) Continuing Elementary Italian
JAPN 2 (or) Continuing Elementary Japanese
SPAN 2 (or) Continuing Elementary Spanish
ARAB 1 (or) Elementary Arabic  
ARAB 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Arabic
GERM 1 (or) Elementary German  
GERM 2 (and) Continuing Elementary German
KORE 1 (or) Elementary Korean  
KORE 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Korean
KORE 3 (or) Intermediate Korean 4.0
KORE 4 (and) Continuing Intermediate Korean 4.0
LATN 1 (or) Elementary Latin 4.0
LATN 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Latin 4.0
SIGN 101 (or) American Sign Language 1 4.0
SIGN 102 (and) American Sign Language 2 4.0
SIGN 103 (or) American Sign Language 3 4.0
SIGN 104 (and) American Sign Language 4 4.0
SPAN 1S (or) Spanish for Spanish Speaking 4.0
SPAN 2S (and) Cont Span for Span Speaking 4.0
Total:   53.0
Option 1: 16 units of one language Option 2: 16 units of two languages Select 3 units: Track A, or B, or C major elective
Summer Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
Total:   3.0
Fall Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
AA/S ARTS Area C-1 Arts Course 3.0
CHIN 3 Intermediate Chinese 4.0
FRCH 3 (or) Intermediate French
ITAL 3 (or) Continuing Intermediat Italian
JAPN 3 (or) Intermediate Japanese
SPAN 3 (or) Intermediate Spanish
ARAB 1 (or) Elementary Arabic  
ARAB 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Arabic
GERM 1 (or) Elementary German  
GERM 2 (and) Continuing Elementary German
KORE 1 (or) Elementary Korean  
KORE 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Korean
KORE 3 (or) Intermediate Korean 4.0
KORE 4 (and) Continuing Intermediate Korean 4.0
LATN 1 (or) Elementary Latin 4.0
LATN 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Latin 4.0
SIGN 101 (or) American Sign Language 1 4.0
SIGN 102 (and) American Sign Language 2 4.0
SIGN 103 (or) American Sign Language 3 4.0
SIGN 104 (and) American Sign Language 4 4.0
SPAN 1S (or) Spanish for Spanish Speaking 4.0
SPAN 2S (and) Cont Span for Span Speaking 4.0
Total:   53.0
Option 1: 16 units of one language Option 2: 16 units of two languages
Winter Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
Total:   3.0
Spring Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S LIFE Area E Lifelong Undrstg Course 3.0
AA/S BEHAV Area D-2 Elective Course 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
CHIN 4 Cont Intermediate Chinese 4.0
FRCH 4 (or) Continuing Intermediate French
ITAL 4 (or) Cont Intermed Italian
JAPN 4 (or) Cont Intermediate Japanese
SPAN 4 (or) Continuing Intermediat Spanish
ARAB 1 (or) Elementary Arabic  
ARAB 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Arabic
GERM 1 (or) Elementary German  
GERM 2 (and) Continuing Elementary German
KORE 1 (or) Elementary Korean  
KORE 2 (and) Continuing Elementary Korean
KORE 3 (or) Intermediate Korean 4.0
KORE 4 Continuing Intermediate Korean 4.0
LATN 1 (or) Elementary Latin 4.0
LATN 2 Continuing Elementary Latin 4.0
SIGN 101 (or) American Sign Language 1 4.0
SIGN 102 American Sign Language 2 4.0
SIGN 103 (or) American Sign Language 3 4.0
SIGN 104 American Sign Language 4 4.0
SPAN 1S (or) Spanish for Spanish Speaking 4.0
SPAN 2S Cont Span for Span Speaking 4.0
Total:   53.0
Option 1: 16 units of one language Option 2: 16 units of two languages Select electives 60 degree applicable units Submit petition to Admissions & Records World Languages & Global Studies, AA A0429 graduation requirements.
Program Notes

Degree requirements include reading competency. This requirement is met by attaining eligibility for READ 100 or by completing READ 90.  Complete the online Assessment Questionnaire (AQ) at https://www.mtsac.edu/assessment/aq/   

Option 1: Choose sixteen units of sequential courses in one language:
CHIN 1, 2, 3 & 4-Chinese or
FRCH 1, 2, 3 & 4-French or
ITAL 1, 2, 3 & 4-Italian or
JAPN 1, 2, 3 & 4-Japanese or
SPAN 1, 2, 3 & 4-Spanish

Option 2: Choose sixteen units in two levels of two different languages from the list above or the following list:
ARAB 1 & 2-Arabic
GERM 1, 2 & 3-German
KORE 1 & 2-Korean
LATN 1 & 2-Latin
SIGN 101, 102, 103, 104, OR 105-Sign Language
SPAN 1S & SPAN 2S-Spanish for the Spanish Speaking

Choose three units from either track A, B, or C:

Track A - Regional Cultural Studies:

AHIS 9      History of Asian Art and Architecture
AHIS 12    Hist Precolmbn Art Arch
AHIS 14    Rome: Ancient City
AHIS 15    Culture & Art of Pompeii
HIST 10    History of Premodern Asia
HIST 11    History of Modern Asia
HIST 19    History of Mexico
HIST 40   Hist of Mexican American
JAPN 53    Conversational Japanese
JAPN 62    Japanese Culture Through Anime and Manga
LING 3    Languages, Cultures, and Writing in East Asia
FRCH 53:   Intermediate Conversational French
FRCH 60    French Culture Through Cinema
AHIS 14    Rome: The Ancient City
AHIS 15    Culture and Art of Pompeii
ITAL 53    Continuing Conversational Italian
ITAL 60     Italian Culture Through Cinema
ITAL 61     Italian Culture through Food
GERM 60   German Culture through Cinema
AHIS 12    History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture
HIST 19    History of Mexico
HIST 40     History of the Mexican American
POLI 25     Latino Politics in the United States
SPAN 30    Spanish Composition: Exploring U.S. Latino Topics
SPAN 50    Spanish of the Barrio: A Socio-linguistic Perspective
SPAN 53    Conversational Spanish

Track B - Global Cultural Studies
ARCH 250   World Architecture: Prehistory to the Middle Ages
ARCH 251   World Architecture: Renaissance through the Contemporary Era
FASH 14    Dress, Culture, and Identity
HIST 3     World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern
  or HIST 3H World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern - Honors
HIST 4   World History: Early Modern to the Present
   or HIST 4H World History: Early Modern to the Present – Honors
MUS 14A  World Music
CUL 107   World Cuisines
LIT 11A     World Literature to 1650
LIT 11B     World Literature from 1650
  NF 28 Cultural and Ethnic Foods
R-TV 25    World Cinema
 

Track C - International Relations
GEOG 2    Human Geography
  or GEOG 2H   Human Geography - Honors
GEOG 5   World Regional Geography
PHIL 15    Major World Religions
  or PHIL 15H Major World Religions – Honors
POLI 9    International Relations
SPCH 7   Intercultural Communication
  or SPCH 7H Intercultural Communication – Honors
LING 2    Languages, Gender, and Power

 

221
Total number of Units
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$46
Per Unit
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