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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Linguistics Minor

Minor Requirements

The minor in linguistics consists of 18 credit hours.

Complete (12 hours):

AUSP 305 - Phonetics 3 Credit Hours or
FREN 421 - Phonetics 3 Credit Hours or
LING 421 - Phonetics 3 Credit Hours or
SPAN 315 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology 3 Credit Hours
LING 371* - Foundations of the English Language 3 Credit Hours or
LING 372 - The Structure of Modern English 3 Credit Hours
LING 423 - History of Linguistics 3 Credit Hours or
LING 426 - Topics in Linguistics Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
LING 425 - Descriptive Linguistics 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours (in consultation with advisor):

ASL 435* - Linguistics of American Sign Language 3 Credit Hours
AUSP 302 - Acoustics and Perception 3 Credit Hours
AUSP 305 - Phonetics 3 Credit Hours
AUSP 320 - Speech and Language Development 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471* - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
CMST 412 - Close Relationships 3 Credit Hours
EDDE 415 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I 3 Credit Hours
EDDE 416* - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II 3 Credit Hours
FREN 421 - Phonetics 3 Credit Hours
LING 321* - Introduction to Old English 3 Credit Hours
LING 350 - How to Construct a Language 3 Credit Hours
LING 351 - Languages of the Middle East and North Africa 3 Credit Hours
LING 371* - Foundations of the English Language 3 Credit Hours
LING 372 - The Structure of Modern English 3 Credit Hours
LING 400 - Topics in Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
LING 421 - Phonetics 3 Credit Hours
LING 423 - History of Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
LING 426 - Topics in Linguistics Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
LING 431 - Topics in Hispanic Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
LING 435 - Structure of the German Language 3 Credit Hours
LING 471 - Sociolinguistics 3 Credit Hours
LING 472 - American English 3 Credit Hours
LING 474* - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours
LING 476 - Second Language Acquisition 3 Credit Hours
LING 477* - Pedagogical Grammar for ESL Teachers 3 Credit Hours
LING 485 - Special Topics in Language 3 Credit Hours
LING 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
LING 492 - Off-Campus Study 1-15 Credit Hours
LING 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours
PHIL 235* - Formal Logic 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 314 - Cognitive Basis of Behavior 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 400* - Advanced Cognitive Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 315 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 410 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 420 - Applied Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 430 - Topics in Hispanic Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 432 - Multilingualism 3 Credit Hours
THEA 326 - Voice and Speech for the Stage Actor 3 Credit Hours
WLC 400 - Psycholinguistics 3 Credit Hours
WLEL 455 - Teaching of World Languages 3 Credit Hours
WLEL 466 - ESL Assessment and Evaluation 3 Credit Hours
WLEL 489 - Content-Based ESL Methods 3 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .