Academic Map

Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Japanese)

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2025 and after)

Effective Summer 2025, newly matriculated students who planned to pursue the B.A. in [Japanese] will be reclassified as pursuing the [Japanese] major under the B.A. in Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. 

Co-majors will be reclassified as pursuing the Dual Languages major under the B.A. in Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. 

Students pursing the B.A. in [Japanese with Business] will be reclassified as pursuing the [Japanese] major under the B.A. in Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and can then choose one of the business minors offered by the College of Business to meet the College of Arts and Sciences minor requirement. 

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.* 

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses.

Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

Thirty semester hours of coursework including Core requirements of FOW2100 and LIN2004; Japanese majors will complete twenty-four semester hours in Japanese language courses numbered above 2220. A minimum of 3 hours of coursework must be completed at the 4000-level. A maximum of 6 credit hours in Cultural Translation coursework (JPT/IDS) is allowed. A maximum of 3 credit hours from the following courses: JPW2501, JPN1112, JPN3302, JPN3132, JPN3133. Majors must complete 12-15 hours for a minor (more if required by minor department). All courses taken to fulfill the 30 hours of major coursework must be taken for a letter grade. A grade of C minus or better must be earned in each course applied toward any major or minor degree earned in the department.

Placement tests are available through the FSU Assessment & Testing Facility for French, German and Spanish. Students with prior proficiency in languages other than French, German and Spanish must consult an advisor in the Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics for proper course placement. If you are placed above a milestone, it is important that you continue with the next milestone in its place.

Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Secondary school teacher, Post-secondary foreign language and literature teacher, Translator, Interpreter, Software Developer, Accountants and Auditors, Business Representative, Travel Agent, International Relations Specialist, Intelligence Specialist, Linguist, Customs Official, Librarian, Tour and Travel Guide, International Flight Attendant, Librarian, Media Specialist.

Representative Employers: All economic sectors rely heavily on foreign language skills, including professional and technical services, management occupations, healthcare, the military, and tourism and hospitality. Graduates with foreign language degrees have found occupations in all these sectors. Foreign language training provides highly transferable skills beyond translation and education: Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, State, Defense, State Governments, Colleges and Universities, K-12 schools, Travel Agencies, Airlines, Libraries, Museums, Publishers, United Nations, FBI, CIA, NSA, Peace Corps, Non-governmental organizations with international scope, etc.

International Opportunities: International Study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.