Preparation for the Major
Complete two courses and a foreign language requirement as follows:
Anthropology 4 or Psychology 10
Select one course from:
Select 1 from 2 options:
Foreign Language
Complete the equivalent of the sixth level of one foreign language or the third level of two different foreign languages.
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The Major
Complete 10 upper-division courses as follows:
Required Linguistics Courses
Complete four courses as follows:
Phonetics
Select one course from:
Select 1 from 2 options
Phonology
Select one course from:
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Childhood development
Select one course from:
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Additional Linguistic Courses
Select three courses from:
Select 3 from 9 options:
Upper-Division Linguistics Electives
Additional Elective
Honors Program
Departmental honors are awarded at graduation to students who have a grade-point average of 3.6 or better in their junior and senior years and who have received a grade of A in Linguistics 198A and 198B or in 199. Qualified students may be proposed by any member of the faculty to the faculty as a whole for the award of highest honors on the basis of a piece of research in linguistics completed at UCLA.
Honors Course Requirement
Complete one of the following options with a grade of A:
Select 1 from 2 options:
Honors Research Sequence
Complete both courses:
Computing Specialization
Students may select a specialization in Computing by satisfying all the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the major and completing the following courses.
Introduction to Computing
Select one series from:
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Program in Computing Series
Refer to the following courses:
Computer Science Series
Refer to the following courses:
Required Courses
Complete the following two courses:
Additional Linguistics Elective
Select one course from:
Select 1 from 8 options: