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Requirements for the Major

1. Satisfactory completion of at least 10 semester courses from among the EAS and cross-listed offerings. No course with a grade below C- can count towards the major requirement of 10 courses. It is expected that at least five of the courses used to fulfill the major will be taken in residence at Brandeis.
   
   
2. Completion of the 40 level or its equivalent in Chinese or Japanese. Students who can demonstrate this level of competence in another East Asian language may use it to fulfill the requirement. Note that in a student's first East Asian language, no course below the 40 level may count toward the 10 required courses for the major. However, if a student has achieved the 40 level in one language, courses in additional East Asian languages at or above the 20 level may count toward the 10. For further information on these language requirements, see the undergraduate advising head.
   
   
3. The EAS core course, HIST 80a (Introduction to East Asian Civilization).
   
   
4. From the EAS or cross-listed offerings:
   
   At least one course in the social sciences (in addition to HIST 80a) and at least one course in the humanities or creative arts.
   An additional course in either the social sciences (other than HIST 80a) or in the humanities or creative arts.
   
   
5. Candidates for honors are required to register for EAS 99d or for a 99d in an appropriate department and to prepare an honors thesis on a topic relating to East Asia. If completed successfully, the 99d (a year-long two-semester course) can be counted as two of the 10 courses of the major.

Requirements for the Minor

1. At least five courses are required for the minor. Students without East
   Asian language skills equivalent to a 20-level course will complete a total
   of six courses.


2. CHIN 10a and CHIN 20b or JAPN 10a and JAPN 20b. These courses must be
   taken in residence at Brandeis (or abroad with approval of the undergraduate
   advising head prior to commencement of the language study program), or their
   equivalents in another approved East Asian language. Students with
   demonstrated language skills at an equivalent level may be exempted from
   this requirement. For further information on the language requirement, see
   the undergraduate advising head.
   


3. The EAS core course, HIST 80a (Introduction to East Asian Civilization).
   
   
4. At least three additional courses from the EAS or EAS cross-listed
   offerings. These three courses must be in at least two different
   departments. Students who are exempted from the language requirement for the
   EAS minor must complete a fourth elective course from the EAS or
   cross-listed offerings for a total of five courses. Only East Asian
   language courses at the 100-level or higher may be used as electives for the
   minor.