This pathway is intended for incoming Freshmen students, majoring in WLC with an Empasis in Japanese Language and Culture, with no remediation requirements for entering college.

WLC encourages our majors to participate in a study abroad experience while you’re at CSUMB and we have several approved programs. Please consult an advisor to work this valuable experience into your learning pathway.

Courses by Requirement

Degree requirements are considered a guideline for graduation, and cannot replace the feedback of an academic advisor. Learn more about degree requirements at CSUMB.

Course units may only be counted once, when a course meets multiple requirements, the letter 'C' means that the completed course units were counted elsewhere.

First Year Seminar

RequirementCourseUnits
First Year SeminarAny approved course3
Total:3

University Learning Requirements

RequirementCourseUnits
Community ParticipationAny approved course4
Creative/Artistic Expression JAPN 313: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan4
Democratic Participation SBS 212 or GS 2004
Engcom AAny approved course4
Engcom BAny approved course4
Ethics JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind4
Literature and Popular Culture JAPN 308: Japanese Pop-Culture12
MathcomAny approved course4
Science ContentAny approved course4
Science Methods LabAny approved course4
Science Methods LectureAny approved course4
U.S. HistoriesAny Approved Course: SPAN 307 or SPAN 308 or SPAN 311 or SPAN 325 or SPAN 365 or SPAN 370 or ITAL 3058
Vibrancy ActivityAny approved course1
Vibrancy TheoryAny approved course3
Total:64

Upper-division General Education

RequirementCourseUnits
Ethics JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind4
U.S. HistoriesAny Approved Course: SPAN 307 or SPAN 308 or SPAN 311 or SPAN 325 or SPAN 365 or SPAN 370 or ITAL 3058
Upper Division Service Learning JAPN 301S: Advanced Japanese SL2
Total:14

Graduation Learning Outcomes

RequirementCourseUnits
Culture & Equity JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema12
GWARAny approved course4
Language 1 JAPN 101: Beginning Japanese I4
Language 2 JAPN 102: Beginning Japanese II4
Language 3 JAPN 201: Intermediate Japanese I4
Language 4 JAPN 202: Intermediate Japanese II4
Tech/InfoAny approved course4
Upper Division Service Learning JAPN 301S: Advanced Japanese SL2
Total:38

Major Learning Requirements

Click on each MLO to see which courses fulfill that requirement.

RequirementUnits
MLO 1-4 Language Proficiency23
MLO 5 Primary Cultural Knowledge24
MLO 6 Second Culture Knowledge 4
Total:51

Additional Courses

RequirementCourseUnits
WLC 300: WLC Major ProSeminar2
WLC 400: WLC Major Capstone4
Total:6