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
- Asian Studies Major
- Total credits (published)
- 47-49
- Credits (computed from items)
- 298-311
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215770
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215770_71f7ea4f
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements
major core · 0 items
First Year Course Requirements
1 item
- 3
World History Course Area
1 item
- or: HIS 102 Movements in World Historyor: HIS 103 Empires in World History3
Philosophy Requirements
0 items
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.
2 items
- Philosophy Level OneNot resolved to a course3
- Philosophy Level TwoNot resolved to a course3
Theology & Religious Studies Requirements
0 items
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.
2 items
- TheologyNot resolved to a course3
- Religious StudiesNot resolved to a course3
Diversity & INT 151 Requirements
0 items
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years
2 items
- DiversityNot resolved to a course3
- 1
Math & Natural Science Requirements
0 items
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.
2 items
- MathematicsNot resolved to a course3-4
- Natural ScienceNot resolved to a course4
Social Science Requirement
0 items
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Non-Native Language Requirement
0 items
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.
0 items
Literature Requirement
0 items
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement
0 items
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Overlay Requirements
1 item
- Writing-IntensiveNot resolved to a course3
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).
electives · 1 item
- Mission-OverlayNot resolved to a course3
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.
electives · 0 items
Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Courses
4 items
- 1 Introductory Non-native Asian Language CourseNot resolved to a course4
- 1 Foundational Heritage CourseNot resolved to a course3
- 4 Asian Studies Elective Courses in one Geographic Area of Concentration: East or South AsiaNot resolved to a course12
- 2 Asian Studies Elective Courses in the other Geographic Area of Concentration: East or South AsiaNot resolved to a course6
a. Electives must be distributed across at least four different departments; b. Electives must be distributed across at least three categories: Art/ Literature/ Language; Philosophy/ Theology and Religious Studies; Social Science
electives · 1 item
- 2-semester Immersion ExperienceNot resolved to a course6
Immersion Experience requirement may be fulfilled through: intensive intermediate study of an Asian language; Study Abroad; work experience or internship; or independent study research. 1
0 items
Language Requirement
4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Foundational Heritage
0 items
This course provides a broad overview of Asia, and will emphasize the fundamental background on which students will build in their later courses, including the basic linguistic, geographic, cultural, religious, and historical trends that have shaped East and South Asia.
1 item
- 3
Electives in Area of Concentration
electives · 46 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Modern and Contemporary Epic *”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in History *”1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Philosophy *”3
- or: POL 115 Intro to Global Politics3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Relig Stud *”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Spec Topics in Relig Studies *”3
Immersion Experience
0 items
The immersion experience should take place during the junior or senior year and requires an immersion to enable students to apply what they have learned during their time at SJU. Immersion may take the form of intensive intermediate language study, study abroad, an internship or work experience related to Asia or Asian America, or an intensive original research experience. Students are strongly encouraged to present their research and experiences at the Greater Philadelphia Asian Studies Consortium conference each spring.
29 items
- 0-3
- 0-3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Spec. Topics & Ind. Study (JR) *”3
- As published: “Spec Topics & Indep Study (SR) *”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Independent Study:Jr. Level *”3
- As published: “Indep Research Project (Fall)”3,6
- 2-6
- As published: “Independent Study:Senior Level *”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
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