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Degree Type: Bachelor of Arts
Requirements (30 hours/credits)
- Students must earn a C- or higher in all courses that make up the major.
- Students may not take courses pass/fail unless the course is graded solely on a pass/fail basis.
- 600-level courses will not count towards the B.A. degree in Linguistics unless these courses are being used towards an honors degree
- To receive honors credit for a 600-level course, please email the undergraduate advisor.
- Credits may be counted only once toward a degree.
- Students majoring in linguistics and minoring in cognitive science may not use the same courses towards both, with the exception of LING 101.
- Students double majoring in linguistics and cognitive science may not use the same courses towards both degrees, with the exception of LING101.
All of the Following, 12 Credits| ​Course | Notes​ | Expected Offerings​ |
| ​LING 101: Introduction to Linguistics | Take 1st Term in Major​ | Fall, Spring, Winter​ |
| ​LING 202: Science of Language | ​Pre-Req: LING101 | ​Fall, Spring, Winter |
| ​LING 403: Introduction to Phonology | Pre-Req: LING 202​ | Each Fall​ |
| ​LING 404: Structure of Language | Pre-Req: LING 101​ | Each Spring​ |
Semantics: One of the Following, 3 Credits
| ​LING 418: Meaning and Language Use | ​Pre-Req: LING 101 | ​Every other Fall​ |
| ​CGSC 490: Philosophy of Language | ​ | ​Every other Fall (alternates with LING 418) |
Capstone: One of the Following, 3 Credits
​LING 401: Historical Linguistics
| ​Pre-Req: LING 101
| ​Every other Fall
|
​LING 471: Discovering Human Language
| ​Pre-Req: LING 101
| ​Every other Spring
|
​LING 480: Sociolinguistics
| ​Pre-Req: LING101 and 202
| ​Each Spring
|
​CGSC 485: Seminar in Cognitive Science
| ​ | ​ |
Restricted Electives: 12 Additional Credits drawn from LING or courses cross-listed with LING, or courses from the following list: PHIL 205 Logic, CGSC 170 Introduction to Cognitive Science, CGSC 485 Seminar in Cognitive Science, CGSC 490 Philosophy of Language. Six credits must be 300-level or above.​
Note: The course used to satisfy the major's Capstone requirement cannot simultaneously count towards the Restricted Electives requirement.​
