Michigan State University JAPANESE PROGRAM
MAJOR AND MINOR IN JAPANESE


If you are interested in declaring a major or minor in Japanese or need advising,
see  Ms. Cindy Walter  (Dept. Academic Advisor).
Office: A-625 Wells Hall; Phone: 517-355-8471; E-mail: walterc2@msu.edu
To schedule an appointment, click here: Online advising appointment system.

I. TYPES OF JAPANESE MAJOR AND MINOR

A student may choose Japanese as a Primary Major, an Additional Major (to add to his/her primary major), or a Minor. A Double DEGREE mens two primary majors in different fields.

Students who plan to have a Teaching Major or Teaching Minor in Japanese, see also Application and Admissions, Dept. of Teacher Education, College of Education.  

Click below for information on requirements
Primary Major      Additional Major        Minor
Teaching Major       Teaching Minor

Number of credits required to graduate
TYPES OF MAJOR CREDITS
Primary major 120
Primary and an additional major 120
Double degree 150

II. TO BECOME A JAPANESE MAJOR OR MINOR

(A) If you have not yet declared your major or if you have a major but want to CHANGE it to Japanese, go to the following offices.

Freshman or Sophomore University Undergraduate Division (UUD)
Junior or Senior 200 Linton, College of Arts and Letters
(B) If you already have a major, and want to make Japanese your ADDITIONAL MAJOR or ADDITIONAL DEGREE, please schedule an appointment with Heidi Spence (Dept. Advisor), by clicking here: the online advising appointment system.

(C) If you are an HONORS student, make an appointment with Prof. Endo <endo@msu.edu> or Prof. Ryu <ryuc@msu.edu>, according to the letter with which your last name starts.

If your are an HONORS student, & your last name starts with A-L

Prof. Ryu

If your are an HONORS student, & your last name starts with M-Z

Prof. Endo

If you are interested in Teaching Major or Teaching Minor

To make your advising session maximally efficient, please learn the requirements
BEFORE coming to see us. We look forward to meeting you all!
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Last modified: 03/15/11