Forms, information for prospective student-athletes.
In order to successfully complete the linguistics BA degree, students must complete the major as officially described at this website. To assist students in this, the following table is provided. A copy should be printed and completed in consultation with the Director.
| Core Requirements (12 hours) | |||
| Course, Semester Offered and Prerequisites | SH | Semester Taken | Grade |
| Lin 100 - Introduction to Linguistics, Fall or Spring [none] |
3 | ||
| Lin 200 - Phonology, Phonetics & Morphology, Fall [Lin 100] |
3 | ||
| Lin 201 - Morphology, Syntax & Semantics, Spring [Lin 100] |
3 | ||
| Lin 300 - Theories of Linguistics Analysis, Fall [Lin 200 and Lin 201] |
3 | ||
| Cognates (24 hours) | |||
| Course, Semester Offered and Prerequisites | SH | Semester Taken | Grade |
| Ant 344 - Language and Culture, Fall [Ant 100, Lin 100 or Soc 100] |
3 | ||
| Cog 376 - Computer Models of Language Representation and Processing, Fall [Cog 166 and Lin 100] |
3 | ||
| Cog 1661 - Introduction to Cognitive Science, Fall or Spring [none] |
3 | ||
| Eng 374 - History and Development of the English Language, Fall [ Eng 271 or Lin 100) |
3 | ||
| Phl 313 - Philosophy of Language, Spring [3 hours in Philosophy or permission of the instructor] |
3 | ||
| Psy 310 - Psycholinguistics, Spring [Psy 100] |
3 | ||
| Psy 1001 - Introduction to Psychology, Fall or Spring [none] |
3 | ||
| Cas 4442 - Semiotics and the Study of Meaning, Spring [upper division standing, completion of all lower division requirements in the student's major] |
3 | ||
1 Cog 166 and Psy 100 may be taken either the freshman or sophomore year and must be taken before attempting any upper division coursework for this major.
2 Cas 444 is meant to be the final course taken in this major. While not a capstone course, per se, it will be most valuable after having had the various perspectives provided by the other cognate courses listed in the major.
| Writing Plan (15 hours) | |||
| Course, Semester Offered and Prerequisites | SH | Semester Taken | Grade |
| Lin 100 - Introduction to Linguistics, Fall or Spring [none] |
3 | ||
| Ant 344 - Language and Culture, Fall [Ant 100, Lin 100 or Soc 100] |
3 | ||
| Eng 374 - History and Development of the English Language, Fall [Eng 271 or Lin 100] |
3 | ||
| Phl 313 - Philosphy of Language, Spring [3 hours in Philosophy or permission of the instructor] |
3 | ||
| lower division course from approved writing course electives from the co-sponsoring programs/departments: Anthropology, English, Education, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Communications Studies, Information Science, Computer Science |
3 | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION 2000 | |||
| Course | SH | Semester Taken/Waiver | Grade |
| Basic Skills | |||
| Writing | 3 | ||
| Computer Literacy | 3 | ||
| Critical Thinking | 3 | ||
| Foreign Language | 3 | ||
| Knowledge Foundations | |||
| Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | ||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 3 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 3 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences: Lin 100 - Introduction to Linguistics | 3 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences: Psy 100 - Introduction to Psychology | 3 | ||
| American & Western Heritage | |||
| American History | 3 | ||
| Western Civilization | 3 | ||
| Human Diversity | |||
| Tolerance & Intolerance in the US | 3 | ||
| Non-Western Civilizations | 3 | ||
| Intellectual Issues | |||
| Explorations in the Natural Science | 3 | ||
| Cultures and Civilizations or Self and Society | 3 | ||
| Advanced Expository Writing (see Writing Plan above) | |||
| Upper Division Credit Hours (at least 42 needed) | |||
| Course | SH | Semester Taken | Grade |
Other graduation requirements include:
- a minimum of 122 credit hours
- a minimum of 90 credit hours in liberal arts courses
- a maximum of 48 hours in a single discipline
- a minimum overall GPA of 2.00
- a minimum GPA for courses applied to the major of 2.00
- at least 60 hours from an accredited four year institution, 30 credit hours of which must be earned from Oswego
- a minimum of one-half the major requirements taken at Oswego