Italian Major & Minor

romance languages & literatures

Requirements: 10 three-credit courses

6 Advanced Courses in Italian literature or culture (RL 500 and above)
4 electives to be chosen from the following:
- Additional Courses at the 300, 500 or 800 level
- RL 213 & RL 214 (Italian Conversation, Composition & Reading I & II)
- Related courses allowed by departmental permission

Notes and Conditions:

Maximum transfer credit from study abroad: 15 (5 courses) for one year of study, 9 credits (3 courses) for one semester of study. If 3 or more courses for the major are transferred from study abroad, then all other courses must be taken in the department.
Students who do not study abroad are allowed a maximum of two related courses outside the Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures.
All RLL majors are required to enroll in an advanced course each semester of their senior year, regardless of whether they have completed the ten-course requirement for the major.

MINOR IN ITALIAN

Requirements: 6 three-credit courses

2 Foundation Courses
- RL 213 & RL 214 Italian Composition, Conversation, & Reading I & I

2 Advanced Courses in Italian Literature, or Culture at the RL 500 level or above (for Undergraduates)

2 electives to be chosen among the following:
- RL 114 Intermediate Italian II or RL151 Italianissimo (as an entry-level course only for students graduating prior to 2011)
- RL 300 (or above) Courses in Culture

Notes and Conditions:

Maximum transfer credit from study abroad toward a minor: 9 credits (3 courses) for one year of study, 6 credits (2 courses) for one semester of study.
All RLL minors must enroll in one advanced course during their senior year, regardless of whether they have completed the six-course requirement for the minor.

For further information, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies.