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Office of the Registrar 

Linguistics Program

106 Craig Hall, Phone: (417) 836-4423, Fax: (417) 836-6940
Email: linquistics@missouristate.edu
Web Site: http://linguistics.missouristate.edu/
Administrator: Professor Christina Biava, Ph.D.

General Information

Administration of the Program.  The minor is housed in the College of Arts and Letters.  The Linguistics Committee administers the program, provides advisement, and considers requests for elective substitutions.  The committee consists of five faculty members who teach courses in the minor, appointed by the Provost.  The chair of the committee, elected by committee members, signs applications to degree program and, after consultation with committee members, approves course substitutions.

Minors

Linguistics

Bachelor of Arts
  1. ENG 296(3) or ANT 280(3)
  2. Complete 12 hours from the following courses: ANT 380(3)*, CSD 210(3), CSD 312(3), ENG 390(3), ENG 491(3), ENG 494(3), ENG 590(3), ENG 592(3), ENG 593(3)*, FRN 313(3), PHI 397(3)**, REL 510(3)**, REL 520(3)**.  Other courses may be substituted with approval of committee.  No more than 12 hours of the 15-hour minor may be taken from any one department.
  3. No more than 3 hours may also count for a major or General Education Requirements.

*   Variable Content Course; up to 9 hours may be applied to the minor when the topic changes. 

** Variable Content Course; when applicable, up to 9 hours may be applied to the minor when the topic changes; applicability to be determined by the committee.

Linguistics

Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Education
(Non-Certifiable)

  1. ENG 296(3) or ANT 280(3)

  2. Complete 12 hours from the following courses: ANT 380(3)*, CSD 210(3), CSD 312(3), ENG 390(3), ENG 491(3), ENG 494(3), ENG 590(3), ENG 592(3), ENG 593(3)*, FRN 313(3), PHI 397(3)**, REL 510(3)**, REL 520(3)**.  Other courses may be substituted with approval of committee.

  3. At least 6 hours of a foreign language, and/or American Sign Language.  A student may take 3 hours each of two different languages.  No more than 12 hours of the 21-hour minor may be taken from any one department. 

    No more than 3 hours may also count for a major or General Education requirements.

*   Variable Content Course; up to 9 hours may be applied to the minor when the topic changes. 

** Variable Content Course; when applicable, up to 9 hours may be applied to the minor when the topic changes; applicability to be determined by the committee.