Foothill College is one of the few community colleges in the United States that offers a major in Japanese language. The study of Japanese is an excellent choice for students in the Bay Area since much business and trade is carried on with Japan by California industries. The electronics industry is especially interested in employing persons who know Japanese. It is an excellent major or minor for those who plan graduate work in business, electronics, or law.

• English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESL 26 or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 105 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 units required to include:
• All General Education requirements
• Core courses (30 Units)
• Electives & other graduation requirements as appropriate.

NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all Core and Support courses for the Degree or Certificates.

AA = Associate in Arts Degree.
CCC = Career Certificate.

Select any 30 units from the following:
JAPN 1 Elementary Japanese I (5 units)
JAPN 2 Elementary Japanese II (5 units)
JAPN 3 Elementary Japanese III (5 units)
JAPN 4 Intermediate Japanese I (5 units)
JAPN 5 Intermediate Japanese II (5 units)
JAPN 6 Intermediate Japanese III (5 units)
JAPN 13A Intermediate Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 13B Intermediate Conversation II (4 units)
JAPN 14A Advanced Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 14B Advanced Conversation II (4 units)
JAPN 25A Advanced Composition & Reading I (4 units)
JAPN 25B Advanced Composition & Reading II (4 units)
JAPN 33 Introduction to Japanese Culture (4 units)

Note: For students who can demonstrate proficiency equivalent to 1 year of college Japanese, JAPN 1, 2 and 3 can be eliminated from the Core Courses. However, the Intermediate and Advanced courses must be taken in residence at Foothill College.

JAPN 36 Special Projects in Japanese (1 unit)
or JAPN 36X Special Projects in Japanese (2 units)
or JAPN 36Y Special Projects in Japanese (3 units)
or JAPN 36Z Special Projects in Japanese (4 units)

JAPN 13A Intermediate Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 13B Intermediate Conversation II (4 units)
JAPN 14A Advanced Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 14B Advanced Conversation II (4 units)
JAPN 33 Introduction to Japanese Culture (4 units)

Note: All courses must be completed at Foothill College.

Select any 30 units from the following:
JAPN 1 Elementary Japanese I (5 units)
JAPN 2 Elementary Japanese II (5 units)
JAPN 3 Elementary Japanese III (5 units)
JAPN 4 Intermediate Japanese I (5 units)
JAPN 5 Intermediate Japanese II (5 units)
JAPN 6 Intermediate Japanese III (5 units)
JAPN 13A Intermediate Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 13B Intermediate Conversation II (4 units)
JAPN 14A Advanced Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 14B Advanced Conversation II (4 units)
JAPN 25A Advanced Composition & Reading I (4 units)
JAPN 25B Advanced Composition & Reading II (4 units)
JAPN 33 Introduction to Japanese Culture (4 units)

Note: For students who can demonstrate proficiency equivalent to 1 year of college Japanese, JAPN 1, 2 and 3 can be eliminated from the Core Courses. However, the Intermediate and Advanced courses must be taken in residence at Foothill College.

JAPN 1 Elementary Japanese I (5 units)
JAPN 2 Elementary Japanese II (5 units)
JAPN 3 Elementary Japanese III (5 units)
JAPN 4 Intermediate Japanese I (5 units)
JAPN 5 Intermediate Japanese II (5 units)
JAPN 6 Intermediate Japanese III (5 units)
JAPN 13A Intermediate Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 13B Intermediate Conversation II (4 units)
JAPN 14A Advanced Conversation I (4 units)
JAPN 33 Introduction to Japanese Culture (4 units)
JAPN 192 Community Service Learning for Japanese (1 unit) for six times (6 Units Total)

Note: All courses must be completed at Foothill College. Two extra hours per week of teaching practicum is also required for six quarters.