NSU Catalog 2023-2024 
    
    May 21, 2024  
NSU Catalog 2023-2024

Global Language and Culture (BA)

Location(s): Northern State University Campus, Online



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As of January 1, 2024 this program will be inactive.

No grade below a “C” will be accepted in a course taken to fulfill the Global Language and Culture requirements. Global Language and Culture courses not used in the major will still count in major GPA. Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average in the major to meet graduation requirements.

Student Learning Outcome

  • Students will communicate and respond to issues (i.e. ethical, political, social, etc.) on a local, national, and/or global level. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Civic Knowledge and Engagement)
  • Students will identify and explain relevance of cultural perspectives. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity)
  • Students will identify and make connections between cultural artifacts (literature, art, film, digital media, etc.) and their social, historical, or political relevance. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Intercultural Knowledge)
  • Students will determine and analyze perspectives representative of a particular culture. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Inquiry and Analysis)
  • Students will utilize theories or second language development and communicate orally in a foreign language with ample vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, good pronunciation, and fluency. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity)
  • Students will demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Critical and Creative Thinking)

Coursework Required


Choose twelve (12) credits [or equivalent to four (4) semesters] in a language minor:


  • Chinese
  • German
  • Spanish.

(NOTE: a language minor is 18 credits - only 12 credits of the minor will count toward the major. With completion of the remaining minor credits, the minor will be granted with the major.)

Choose four (4) - 12-13 credits


Choose four (4) Language Labs - 4 credits


TOTAL: 42 CREDITS


General Education Requirements - Baccalaureate (30 credits)


Please see General Education & Degree Requirements  for specific information about each SGR.

SGR #1 - 6 credits


SGR #4 - 6 credits in two disciplines


SGR #6 - 6 credits


Degree Requirements (BA) - 9 credits


Human Values (3 credits)


Arts and Humanities (6 credits)


Two additional courses from those listed in General Education Requirements Goal #4. The courses must be from different disciplines than those selected to satisfy General Education Requirements Goal #4.

A total of four courses are required for the BA degree:

  • One year sequence of a foreign language.
  • Two courses from different disciplines than foreign language.

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 120 CREDITS


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