Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies

The Department of Languages and Culture Studies has designed its programs to develop language skills and to provide insights into foreign cultures through the study of language, culture, literature, and translation. In addition to the majors, minors, and undergraduate certificates, courses in Ancient and Modern Greek, Farsi, Hebrew, Latin, Portuguese, Swahili, and other languages are offered on demand or through the NC Language Exchange. Students interested in foreign language study are encouraged to explore the following options: A single major in French, German, Japanese, or Spanish, based on the standard liberal arts model, with or without teaching licensure A double major in a foreign language and another discipline or in two languages A foreign language minor in Arabic, Chinese, Classics, Francophone Studies, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish A concentration in one or more languages to complement a major in another academic area A concentration of courses leading to a certificate

A complete transcript will have the courses you have taken and your grades/marks for each course from grades 9 through 11 or through 12 if you have completed high school. If 9th grade is your middle school year, then the transcript can be submitted for 10-12 grades
In addition, we also require you to send in your exam scores, for example, GCSE results, CXC results, CAPE exam results, A-level exam results, Senior Secondary exam results, Higher senior secondary results, Abitur, etc
We recommend completion of 4 courses of English language and literature, 4 courses of Mathematics, 3 courses of Science, 2 courses of History/Social Science, and 2 courses of the same Foreign Language (which may be English).
TOEFL IBT: 70 or higher (minimum of 14 in each sub score).
IELTS: 6.0 or higher (minimum of 5.0 in each sub score)

PTE Academic: 48 or higher (minimum of 35 in each sub score)
SAT: 500 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
ACT: 19 on the Reading section