A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Norwegian
- Total credits (published)
- 4
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Students at St. Olaf have the opportunity to study a unique subject — Norwegian. St. Olaf is one of a few colleges and universities where students can use Norwegian to complete their world language requirement — and beyond the requirement can study in depth the language, literature, culture, and history of Norway. In addition to graduating with a major in Norwegian, St. Olaf students have many opportunities to study and travel in Norway.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 174844
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_174844_c4407d44_1
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Requirements for the Major
major core · 0 items
Foundational courses
5 items
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
Advanced Courses (in Norwegian):
0 items
Select one (1) option:
0 items
Option Æ: two (2) 370-level courses taught in Norwegian:
2 items
Option Å: one (1) level II or 370-level course partially in Norwegian (must total at least 0.50 credit) and one (1) level III course entirely in Norwegian
0 items
Level II courses partially or entirely in Norwegian:
4 items
- As published: “Nature in Nordic Literature and Culture (Taught in English) (LAC .25 credit)”
- As published: “The Sámi: Traditions in Transition (Taught in English) (LAC .25 credit)”
- As published: “Islamic Communities in Scandinavia (LAC .25 credit)”
- As published: “Academic Internship (.25 or .50 credit)”
370-level courses entirely in Norwegian:
2 items
Cultural and Historical Perspectives (in English):
0 items
Select one (1) course that critically examines questions of Nordic diversity, inequity, and social justice:
5 items
- As published: “Topics in Environmental Studies (Arctic Journeys: Literature of the North)”
Select one (1) additional humanities course:
8 items
- As published: “Topical Seminar (when topic is related to Scandinavia/Arctic Passages)”
Select one (1) additional Norwegian or Nordic Studies course from courses listed above; students may also select from the following:
5 items
- As published: “Transdisciplinary Topics in Nordic Studies (depending on topic)”
One course may be taken S/U.
0 items
A maximum of three courses may count from study in Norway.
0 items
Requirements for the Sámi and Critical Indigenous Studies emphasis
0 items
Foundational courses
0 items
One course that focuses on the Sámi:
4 items
- 1.00
- One course that focuses on Critical Indigenous Studies:Not resolved to a course1.00
- As published: “Topical Seminar (When the topic is Critical Indigenous Studies)”
- As published: “Topical Seminar (When the topic is Theories of Race, Ethnicity (Gender), and Indigeneity)”
Elective courses (minimum of two)
electives · 0 items
Select two additional courses, either from the list above, or the courses listed below. To count towards the emphasis, students must complete a substantial project/paper connected to Norwegian/Nordic colonialism. Current courses that could count for this include the following:
10 items
- ARTH 276Topics in Art History (When the topic is Global Indigenous Art)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Topics in Environmental Studies (When the topic is The Indigenous Arctic)”
- As published: “Topics in Environmental Studies (When the topic is Arctic Journeys: Literature of the North)”
- As published: “Topics in Norwegian Literature/Culture (taught in Norwegian; counts if topic is relevant)”
- As published: “Topics in Norwegian Literature/Culture (taught in Norwegian; counts if topic is relevant)”
- 1.00
Study abroad courses from DIS-Copenhagen; Postcolonial Europe: Narrative, Nationalism, and Race; and Arctic Geopolitics
0 items
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