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Program checklist · Modern Languages and Literatures: Chinese

Modern Languages and Literatures: Chinese

Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA

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
Modern Languages and Literatures: Chinese
CIP
16.0301
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216287
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216287_f877721f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

The Academic Program

0 items

    Course Major in Chinese

    5 items
    1. A minimum of nine credits in courses numbered 003 and above. CHIN 005 does not count towards this requirement.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Mandatory completion of the following courses: 020, 021, 033 or equivalent; at least one course or seminar on modern Chinese literature/film in translation, and at least one course or seminar on pre-modern literature/culture in translation.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Study abroad in a program approved by the section is strongly recommended; transferred credits normally may be counted toward the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. A minimum of six credits of work must be completed at Swarthmore.
      Not resolved to a course
    5. A culminating exercise, honors seminar, or thesis.
      Not resolved to a course

    Course Minor in Chinese

    6 items
    1. A minimum of five credits of work in courses numbered 004 and above.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. At least two credits in Chinese language courses numbered 004 and above.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CHIN 005
      Chinese for Advanced Beginners I
      As published: “does not count towards the above requirements.”
      1
    4. At least two credits in classical or modern literature/culture/film.
      Not resolved to a course
    5. A minimum of three credits of work must be completed at Swarthmore.
      Not resolved to a course
    6. Study abroad in a program approved by the section is strongly recommended; transferred credits normally may be counted toward the minor.
      Not resolved to a course

    Honors Major in Chinese

    0 items

      Honors Minor in Chinese

      0 items

        Special Major in Interdisciplinary Chinese Studies

        7 items
        1. A minimum of 10 credits in courses numbered 003 and higher.
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Must complete the following courses: 012/012A or higher; at least three additional courses on language/literature/culture/film, at least one of these concerning the modern period and at least one concerning the pre-modern period.
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Study abroad in a program approved by the section is strongly recommended; transferred credits normally may be counted toward the major.
          Not resolved to a course
        4. A minimum of six credits must be completed at Swarthmore.
          Not resolved to a course
        5. At least one and up to three credits can be earned from other departments on China-related subjects, such as linguistics, sociology, history, economics, political sciences, environmental studies, art history, etc., with the approval of the Chinese section.
          Not resolved to a course
        6. A culminating exercise, honors seminar or thesis to complete the degree requirements.
          Not resolved to a course
        7. Senior Colloquium.
          Not resolved to a course

        Special Major in Linguistics and Languages

        0 items

          Study Abroad

          0 items

            Chinese Courses

            46 items
            1. CHIN 001
              1.5
            2. CHIN 002
              1.5
            3. CHIN 003
              1.5
            4. CHIN 004
              1.5
            5. CHIN 005
              1
            6. CHIN 006
              1
            7. CHIN 007
              0.5
            8. CHIN 008
            9. CHIN 011
              1
            10. CHIN 011A
              0.5
            11. CHIN 012
              1
            12. CHIN 012A
              0.5
            13. CHIN 015
              1
            14. CHIN 020
              1
            15. CHIN 020A
              5
            16. CHIN 021
              1
            17. CHIN 024
            18. CHIN 022
              1
            19. CHIN 023
              1
            20. CHIN 027
              1
            21. CHIN 033
              1
            22. CHIN 034
              1
            23. CHIN 035
              1
            24. CHIN 036
              1
            25. CHIN 037
              Text and Image: Classical Chinese Poetry and Painting
              Not resolved to a course
            26. CHIN 038
              1
            27. CHIN 055
              1
            28. CHIN 056
              1
            29. CHIN 071
              1
            30. CHIN 086
              1
            31. CHIN 086A
              0.5
            32. CHIN 087
              1
            33. CHIN 087A
              0.5
            34. CHIN 088
              1
            35. CHIN 088A
              0.5
            36. CHIN 089
              1
            37. CHIN 089A
              0.5
            38. CHIN 090
              1
            39. CHIN 091
              1
            40. CHIN 093
              1
            41. CHIN 096
            42. CHIN 099
              0.5-1
            43. CHIN 102
              2
            44. CHIN 106
              2
            45. CHIN 107
              2
            46. CHIN 110
              2

            Seminars

            8 items
            1. CHIN 103
              2
            2. CHIN 105
              2
            3. CHIN 106
              2
            4. CHIN 108
              2
            5. CHIN 137
              1
            6. CHIN 138
              2
            7. CHIN 156
              2
            8. CHIN 199
              0.5

            Chinese Courses Not Currently Offered

            5 items
            1. CHIN 008
            2. CHIN 016
              1
            3. CHIN 025
              1
            4. CHIN 056
              1
            5. CHIN 071
              1
            Source. Swarthmore College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.swarthmore.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=32&poid=2567. Captured page pages/0010.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.