BS Four-Year Degree Plan: Translation Track
Sample schedule
The below schedule is only one example of a possible degree plan and is provided for informational purposes only. Meet with an advisor early to develop a degree plan that best suits your needs.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 04-07-2022, is based on the 2021-22 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
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| Elementary course for language (course 101) | 3 |
| Life Sciences (lab) - General Education | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
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| Elementary course for language (course 102) | 3 |
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| Quantitative Literacy - General Education | 3 |
| The Arts - General Edcuation | 3 |
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| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
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| Intermediate course for language (course 201) | 3 |
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| Humanities - General Education | 3 |
| Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Intermediate course for language (course 202) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education | 3 |
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| Conversation course for language (course 311 or 205) | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Composition course for language (course 312) | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Public Issues - General Education | 3 |
| Business Elective | 3 |
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| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
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| Translation course for languages (course 410) | 3 |
| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
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| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
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| Professional course for language (course 415) | 3 |
| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
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| General elective | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Eighth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
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| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Language elective (upper level) | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Tips for success
- Students with prior language experience may be eligible to begin at a more advanced level based on dual-credit transfers and/or placement tests results. Students who test out of lower-level courses may receive retroactive credit upon successful completion of more advanced courses.
- Students may complete the Bachelor of Science in Modern Language with a concentration in Chinese, French, German, or Spanish. This 8-semester plan applies to all language concentrations. (Chinese program requires at least a semester abroad.)
- Students must meet with an advisor in their language area to design an advised course list, to include the Business Elective in Semester 5. Students must select from ACC 201, MKT 350 or MGT 340.
- The Language Composition course (312) represented in Semester 5 above is a prerequisite for all language courses after it and should be taken as early as possible.
- Students must take at least one Language Upper-Division course in literature and one Language Upper-Division course in culture or history.
- Students must meet all other university requirements for graduation, to include 120 credit hour minimum and 40 credit hours of upper-division courses.
- Students wishing to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in a modern language may pursue an individualized major.