Korean Studies Minor

Location(s): Main Campus

Minor Requirements

The Korean Studies minor consists of six courses and mandates the following:

Three required language sequence courses
Three required elective courses
At least three of the six courses must be at the 300 or 400 level, including KOR 305

In addition:

A letter grade of C or better is necessary for a course to count toward the minor
A course must be taken for three or more credits to count toward the minor
Minors may not Pass/Fail a language course
Only one non-language course may be taken Pass/Fail
Only one course may be taken as an independent study
At least four courses must be taken at Binghamton University

Three Language Sequence Courses

Students are required to successfully complete the following three language courses:

Note on Language Requirements

Depending on prior exposure to the language, KOR 101 and KOR 102 may be required prerequisites for the minor. KOR 101 - Elementary Korean I and KOR 102 - Elementary Korean II provide the basic linguistic knowledge and skills required to begin the minor but do not count towards the minor.

For students with significant prior exposure: after consultation and a proficiency test assessment administered by Korean Program faculty, students who demonstrate competence at any of the required levels of the Korean language may waive part or all of the language requirements. Waived Korean language courses will not count toward the minor and must be replaced with other Korean Studies courses so that the student completes a total of 6 courses for the minor.

KOR 305 will count as one of the three upper-level course requirements for the minor.

Three Elective Courses

Students should choose three electives from the courses listed below and/or from other approved Korean Studies courses as they become available.

Additional Information About the Program

For more information on the Korean Studies program, visit the AAAS website.