Academic Catalog: B.A. in Arabic Language and Culture

Program Description

The Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language and Culture degree prepares students to read, write and speak Modern Standard Arabic and to gain deep insights into Arabic people, society and customs.

Delivery Mode

Global Online (100% online)

Curriculum

Course	Credits
General Education Courses	40 or 41
Building a Sense of Community UNI 100 First-Year Seminar	1
Composition ENG 101 English Composition I	3
Public Speaking Any Public Speaking Course	3
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Any Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Course	3
Health and Wellness Any Health and Wellness Course	3
Technological Literacy Any Technological Literacy Course	3
Humanities Any Humanities Course	3
Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course	3
Natural Sciences Any Natural Sciences Course	3 or 4
Social Sciences Any Social Sciences Course	3
General Education Options Any Ethics and Multicultural Awareness Emphasis Course ENG 102 English Composition II General Education Options Courses (two courses)	12

Required Major Courses	18
ARB 101 Elementary Arabic I	3
ARB 102 Elementary Arabic II	3
ARB 203 Intermediate Arabic I	3
ARB 204 Intermediate Arabic II	3
ARB 350 Advanced Arabic I	3
ARB 351 Advanced Arabic II	3

Required Related Courses	12
Select from the following: MFL 481 Mod Lang Intern (3-12 credits) MFL 460 Mod Lang and Cultural Intern (3-12 credits) MFL 479 Mod Lang and Field Studies (3-12 credits) ARB 480 Selected Topics in Arabic (3-12 credits) ARB 311 Arabic Conversation (3 credits) ARB 341 Contemp. Arabic Culture (3 credits) ARB 342 The Culture of Islam (3 credits) ARB 343 Images of Islam (3 credits) ARB 401 Intro. to Arabic Linguistics (3 credits) ARB 402 Arabic Translation (3 credits) ARB 421 Arabic Lit. in Translation (3 credits)	12

Related Electives	6
Select two courses in a foreign language and/or culture other than Arabic	6

Free Electives	44

Total	120

Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:

Special Experience Course (1 course required): Any Approved Special Experience Course
Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): Any Approved Writing-Intensive, Upper-Division ARB courses
Laboratory Course (1 course required): Any Approved Laboratory Course

Program Notes:

Graduation Requirements: Minimum GPA - 2.00; Minimum Credits - 120 for only B.A. All major and general education courses completed.
42 credits of the required 120 credits must include advanced-standing courses (defined as any course numbered 200 or above with at least one pre-requisite course). Any course numbered 200-299 must have at least one pre-requisite course to be counted as upper division. 300 level and above is counted automatically as upper division.
Academic Advisement: Consult your adviser regarding an appropriate schedule and all other issues relating to your major.
Additional Reminders: Developmental courses do not count toward the credits necessary for graduation but are calculated in your overall GPA.

Accelerated Bachelor's-to-Master's Program

An accelerated bachelor's-to-master's Arabic program is also available to undergraduate students who qualify. Curriculum requirements are listed under the "Accelerated Programs" section of this catalog.

Program Webpage

https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/arabic-language-and-culture/index.aspx