Chinese
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The major in Chinese Language and Culture requires 30 semester hours numbered above 2220 including a minimum of six semester hours at the 4000-level. A maximum of nine hours in 3000-level Chinese culture and literature can count towards the thirty semester hour requirement. Majors must complete 12-15 hours for a minor (more if required by minor department). Students should consult with a Chinese advisor regarding major course requirements. All courses taken to fulfill the 30 hours of major coursework must be taken for a letter grade. A grade of C minus or better must be earned in each course applied toward any major or minor degree earned in the department.
Placement tests are available through the FSU Assessment & Testing Facility for French, German and Spanish. Students with prior proficiency in languages other than French, German, and Spanish must consult an advisor in the Department of Modern Languages for proper course placement. If you are placed above a milestone, it is important that you continue with the next milestone in its place. Total hours above 120 vary based on language proficiency level of student.
Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
1st GE Core Mathematics3 |
GE Core Social Science3 |
GE Core Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
CHI1120 Elementary Chinese I4 |
Required Milestones: Term 1 |
Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete CHI1120 (If needed*) |
Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3 |
GE Natural Science3 |
GE History3 |
CHI1121 Elementary Chinese II 4 |
Required Milestones: Term 2 |
Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete 1st GE Mathematics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete CHI1121 (If needed*) |
Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
GE Ethics3 |
GE Natural Science w/Lab4 |
CGS 2060, CGS 2100, or other University-approved Digital Literacy course3 |
CHI2220 Intermediate Chinese 4 |
Required Milestones: Term 3 |
Complete CHI2220 (if needed*) |
Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics Course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
GE Social Science 3 |
GE Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
Oral Communication Competency3 |
CHT or CHI 3XXX3 |
Minor3 |
Required Milestones: Term 4 |
No Milestones |
Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
CHT3XXX3 |
CHT or CHI 3XXX3 |
Minor3 |
Minor3 |
Elective3 |
Required Milestones: Term 5 |
Complete 3 hours of 3000-level Chinese coursework (CHI/CHT) |
Civic Literacy requirement |
Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
CHI 3XXX3 |
CHI 3XXX3 |
CHT or CHI 3XXX3 |
Minor3 |
Elective3 |
Required Milestones: Term 6 |
Complete Scholarship in Practice Course |
Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
CHI 4XXX3 |
CHI 3XXX or 4XXX3 |
Minor3 |
Elective3 |
Elective 3 |
Required Milestones: Term 7 |
Complete a Pre-Graduation Check |
Complete 3 hours of 4000-level Chinese language coursework |
Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
CHI 4XXX3 |
CHI 3XXX or 4XXX3 |
Elective3 |
Elective3 |
Elective3 |
Required Milestones: Term 8 |
Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks |
Complete 6 total hours of 4000-level Chinese Language coursework (CHI) |
Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Teacher in High School or junior college, College Professor, Translator, Intelligence Specialist, Diplomat, Travel Agent, Interpreter, International Flight Attendance, Foreign Travel Escort Officer, International Relational Specialist, Customs Official, Business Representative.
Representative Employers: School Boards, Travel Agencies, Airlines, Libraries, Museums, Colleges or Universities, Departments of Justice, State or Defense, United Nations, Publishers, ACTION, Peace Corps, International Business, CIA, FBI, USIA, AID, Social Service Agencies, State Governments
International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.
This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.
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