Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts and Sciences - Asian Studies (Chinese Studies and Language) (Chinese Studies Track)

Our linguistics programs seek to educate our students and the wider world about the nature, structure, and function of language, one of the most important defining properties of humankind. Because the study of language falls at the crossroads of several disciplines (psychology, social science, cognitive science, philosophy, literary and cultural studies, education, and computer science), linguistics is by nature interdisciplinary, and succeeds best when it integrates a variety of perspectives. Our aim is to provide students with a comprehensive education in linguistics, including an understanding of the diversity of languages throughout the world, including both standard and non-standard varieties, how language is structured, how it is learned, how it changes, and how it enables communication. The language programs in Asian and Middle Eastern languages (Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Persian, in alphabetical order) complement the general study of language structure and use, providing students with linguistically-informed instruction that aims to produce communicatively competent users of these languages.

If you are graduating from a high school outside of the United States, your application will be reviewed on the following admission criteria Completion of high school/secondary level. A certified copy of graduation certificate or diploma will be required prior to enrollment at SDSU. Review the Requirements by Country for country specific information.
A minimum U.S. equivalent GPA (grade point average) of 3.0 (B grade or 80 percent) or higher.
English Proficiency: If you are attending or have attended a high school where English was not the primary language of instruction, you must meet university-level competence in English through one of the following:
TOEFL Passing score is 80 iBT/550 paper or higher.
IELTS Passing overall score is 6.5 or higher.