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Program checklist · Applied Linguistics

Applied Linguistics

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley · Center Valley, PA

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Program
Award
Applied Linguistics
Total credits (published)
34
Credits (computed from items)
71
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214670
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214670_e650a1ae
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Required Courses in Applied Linguistics

0 items

    Foundations

    3 items
    1. APLNG 580
      1
    2. APLNG 582
      3
    3. APLNG 591
      3

    Research Methodologies

    9 items
    1. Students are required to take a minimum of 12 credits, part of which includes the 6-credit course sequence APLNG 577 and APLNG 593:
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    2. APLNG 575
      3
    3. APLNG 576
      3
    4. APLNG 577
      3
    5. APLNG 578
      3
    6. APLNG 581
      3
    7. APLNG 586
      3
    8. APLNG 592
      3
    9. APLNG 593
      3

    Additional Courses

    9 items
    1. In consultation with their academic advisor, students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits of additional courses:
      Not resolved to a course
      18
    2. APLNG 510
      3
    3. APLNG 511
      Not resolved to a course
    4. APLNG 570
      3
    5. APLNG 571
      3
    6. APLNG 572
      3
    7. APLNG 512
      3
    8. APLNG 574
      3
    9. APLNG 575
      3

    Africa-Related Course Work

    1 item
    1. APLNG 597
      1-9

    Required Courses in African Studies

    0 items

      Africa-Related Coursework

      0 items

        18 credits of Africa-related coursework at the 400 or 500 level, of which the following are required.

        0 items

          Students may choose from one of the two courses below:

          2 items
          1. AFR 501
            Key Issues in African Studies
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AFR 505
            African Studies Methodology
            Not resolved to a course

          A minimum of 6 credits from:

          5 items
          1. AFR 510
            Post-Colonial Theory
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AFR 512
            Decolonial Methods for Interdisciplinary Research
            Not resolved to a course
          3. AFR 520
            Readings in African History
            Not resolved to a course
          4. AFR 526
            African Social and Cultural Systems
            Not resolved to a course
          5. AFR 530
            Perspectives on African Language Research in the Global South
            Not resolved to a course

          Degree Requirements

          0 items

            Required Courses

            1 item
            1. APLNG 580
              1

            Foundations Courses

            3 items
            1. Select 6 credits, which may include but need not be limited to the following:
              Not resolved to a course
              6
            2. APLNG 591
              3
            3. APLNG 597
              1-9

            Research Methods

            5 items
            1. Select 6 credits, which may include but need not be limited to the following:
              Not resolved to a course
              6
            2. APLNG 593
              3
            3. APLNG 597
              1-9
            4. APLNG 581
              3
            5. APLNG 586
              3

            Asia-related Coursework

            3 items
            1. ASIA 501
              Proseminar in Asian Studies I
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. ASIA 502
              Proseminar in Asian Studies II
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. Select 9 credits at the 400 or 500 level 1
              Not resolved to a course
              9

            Electives

            electives · 1 item
            1. Select 6 credits in Applied Linguistics electives, in consultation with the applied linguistics adviser
              Not resolved to a course
              6

            Language Requirement

            0 items

              All-skills proficiency in one Asian language AND intermediate speaking competence in an additional language other than English

              0 items
                Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/applied-linguistics/. Captured page pages/0888.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.