Portuguese Minor

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Requirements

To qualify for this academic minor, students must complete the required number of units with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (C).

(26 units)

1. Complete the following lower-division courses:

(14 units)

PORT 1010 - Elementary Portuguese I
PORT 1020 - Elementary Portuguese II
PORT 2010 - Intermediate Portuguese I
PORT 2020 - Intermediate Portuguese II

2. Complete the following upper-division courses:

(12 units)

a. The following two courses:

(6 units)

PORT 3010 - Advanced Portuguese I
PORT 3020 - Advanced Portuguese II

b. Two courses from the following sequence:

(6 units)

PORT 3200 - Portuguese Culture(s)
PORT 3301 - Survey of Portuguese Literature
PORT 3302 - Survey of Brazilian Literature
PORT 3303 - Aspects of Portuguese Poetry
PORT 3420 - Literature and Civilization in the Age of Discovery
PORT 3430 - Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries
PORT 3440 - Modern Portuguese Fiction

Note:

Of the 26-unit total, at least 12 units must be in upper-division courses, with a minimum of 14 college-level units. A student who can demonstrate equivalent preparation may be exempt from 4 to 14 units of the lower-division requirement. Two years of college-level Portuguese or the equivalent is required for admission to upper-division courses.