Korean Studies Minor

Location(s): Main Campus

The Korean Studies minor consists of 6 courses and requires the following:

3 required language sequence courses
3 required elective courses
At least 3 of the 6 courses must be at the 300 or 400 level, including KOR 305.

Course Requirements

Three Language Sequence Courses

Students are required to successfully complete the following 3 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 3 electives from the courses listed below and/or from other approved Korean Studies courses as they become available.

Additional Information About the Program

In addition to the above course requirements:

Students must earn a C or better for a course to count toward the minor.
A course must be 3 or more credits to count toward the minor.
KOR language courses may not be taken Pass/Fail.
No more than 1 non-language / AAAS course may be taken Pass/Fail.
No more than 1 course may be an independent study.

Residency Requirement: At least 4 courses must be taken at Binghamton University.

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