Minimum Departmental Requirements

Total Credits:

Portuguese Major                                                  33

Portuguese Minor                                                  12

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor      2.5 Career GPA

Grade Point Average to Gradfuate with Major or Minor 2.5 GPA

within Major/Minor Classes

A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned at USU

Portuguese Major (33 credits) (2.5 GPA)

A. Required Courses (6 credits)

• PORT 3040 - Advanced Portuguese Grammar and Composition (CI) 3

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• LING 4100 - The Study of Language 3 or
• PORT 3000 - Intermediate Grammar and Composition 3

B. Elective Courses (27 credits)

Students must complete at least 27 credits of upper-division coursework selected from the following list.

• PORT 3400 - Popular Music in the Portuguese-Speaking World 3
• PORT 3510 - Business Portuguese 3
• PORT 3540 - Introduction to Translation Studies in Portuguese 3
• PORT 3570 - Brazilian Culture and Civilization (DHA) 3
• PORT 3630 - Survey of Brazilian Literature (DHA) 3
• PORT 3700 - Film Studies in Portuguese 3
• PORT 3800 - Portuguese III Study Abroad 1-4
• PORT 4000 - Contemporary Issues in Brazil 3
• PORT 4100 - Trends in Lusophone Cultures 3
• PORT 4200 - Brazilian Media in Global Context 3
• PORT 4880 - Individual Readings 1-4
• PORT 4920 - Portuguese Language Tutoring 1
• LING 2100 - Languages in Society (BSS) 3
• LING 3100 - Language in Context 3
• LING 3200 - Introduction to Linguistics (DSS) 3
• LING 4900 - Analysis of Cross-Cultural Difference 3
• CMST 3330 - Intercultural Communication (DSS) 3

Note:

At least half (50 percent) of the credits earned for this degree must be completed in upper-division USU courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies, and having prefixes of PORT or LING. All other credits (including transfer and study abroad credits) must be approved by the LPCS Advisor or Portuguese faculty in order to be counted toward these degrees.

Note:

Courses for Portuguese Majors and Minors require a minimum of C- or better.

Courses for Portuguese Majors and Minors may not be taken on a Pass/ Fail Basis.

Students with prior language credit or language experience should go to the LPCS Department Office and get information about testing or how to place into a language

French, German, Portuguese and Spanish Major Programs

The goal of the French, German, Portuguese and Spanish BA degree programs is to prepare students to be able to take advanced studies in these languages, literatures, and cultures; to be quality teachers of these languages, literatures, and cultures in the public schools; and to provide those who may enter other professions a solid grounding in these languages, literatures, and cultures, in order that they may function as members of the international community. The curricula supporting these goals includes courses in language, literature, civilization, culture, and linguistics. See the course requirements which follow.

Bachelor of Arts Degree Language Requirement

Bachelor of Arts Degree

A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree signifies proficiency in one or more foreign languages. Specifically, the BA requirement may be completed in one of the following ways:

1. Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language by successful completion of one course at the 2020-level or higher (or its equivalent).
   Or
2. Demonstration of proficiency in American Sign Language by successful completion of COMD 4920  and COMD 4780 , and by passing an exit interview.
   Or
3. Demonstration of proficiency in two foreign languages by successful completion of the 1020 course level in one language and the 2010 course level in the second language (or its equivalent).
   Or
4. Completion of an upper-division (3000-level or higher) foreign language grammar or literature course requiring the 2020 course level (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite. Conversation courses cannot be considered for satisfying this requirement.

For nonnative English-speaking students only, the following options are available:

1. Successful completion of the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) program for international students.
   Or

TOEFL, Michigan, or IELI placement scores high enough to meet the University admission criteria.