May 13, 2025  
2025-2026 Binghamton University Academic Guide 
    
2025-2026 Binghamton University Academic Guide

Linguistics Minor

Location(s): Main Campus


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Requirements:


The linguistics minor is interdivisional. Six courses, distributed as follows, are required for the linguistics minor:

  • LING 114 /ANTH 114   - Language, Culture, and Communication in the US OR LING 170 /ANTH 170   - Intro to Linguistic Anthropology
  • LING 118 /ANTH 118   - Intro to Linguistic Structures
  • Four other courses in Linguistics, at least two of which must be at or above the 300-level

Note: Students may only get credit for taking one class from each of the pairs below:

  • LING 114 or ANTH 114
  • LING 118 or ANTH 118
  • LING 170 or ANTH 170

Counting of Courses Toward Minor Requirements


All courses presented in fulfillment of the minimum requirements for the linguistics minor must be taken for a letter grade (no Pass/Fail), and the grade received must be a C- or better in order to count toward these requirements. The overall average in courses presented in fulfillment of minimum requirements must be a C or better. Exceptions to any of the above requirements must be requested in writing from the program director, who may grant such requests in extraordinary circumstances.

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