IMPORTANT NOTE

The requirements below apply to those students with a 2024-2025 catalog year. Students are required by college policy to follow the major (and minor) requirements found in the catalog in effect at the time they declared their first major. To find your catalog year, please visit your Grades and Academic Records found in myOxy and access the catalog that matches your catalog year.

Students interested in the CSLC major are encouraged to take any 100- or 200-level CSLC course in their first or second year, and to make an appointment with any one of our faculty members. In addition, students are encouraged to begin taking courses in Ancient Greek, Chinese, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, or Russian as early as possible.

Placement Information

Students interested in the CSLC major who have previous experience with one of the languages listed above should take the appropriate placement exam or submit a qualifying standardized test score. Students who are studying a language for the first time can enroll in the 101-level course without taking a placement exam. 

Sample 4-Year Plan


Fall

Spring

Year 1

  • Fall FYS course

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • Language 101 or General Elective (4 units)

  • Spring FYS course

  • 100- or 200-level CSLC Elective

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • Language 102 (4 or 5 units)

Year 2

  • CSLC 200 (CPGC) or CSLC 201

  • Language 201
  • Core Requirement

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • CSLC 200 (CPGC) or CSLC 201

  • Language 202 or 300-level Language

  • Core Requirement

  • Core Requirement

Year 3

  • 100- or 200-level CSLC Elective

  • 300-level Language

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • Interdisciplinary Elective

  • 300-level Language

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

Year 4

  • CSLC 490 (Senior Seminar, 2 units)

  • 300-level Language or General Elective

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • CSLC 490 (Senior Seminar, 2 units)

  • Interdisciplinary Elective

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

Curricular Notes

  • All Interdisciplinary Electives must be filed with the Registrar’s Office by submitting a Transfer Credit & Course Substitution Form

  • Students can begin their language sequence as late as their sophomore year, in Fall or Spring, depending on the language.  Students beginning the language sequence in their second year are encouraged to consult with the chair on how to complete the major.

CSLC Transfer Student Advice

Designated Transfer Adviser

Transfer students should contact the chair of the department prior to registration for transfer specific advising information.

Contact Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture
Johnson Hall 407