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• Undergraduate Catalog: http://ar.byu.edu/catalog/ugrad_catalog.html
• Graduate Catalog: http://ar.byu.edu/catalog/grad_catalog.html

I. Linguistics Core (17 hours)

• Ling 330 Introduction to Linguistics (Modern) (3 credits)
• Ling 420 Phonetics (3 credits)
• Ling 427 Phonology and Morphology (3 credits)
• Ling 430 Theoretical Syntax (3 credits)
• Ling 450 Intro to Historical-Comparative Linguistics (3 credits)
• Ling 490 Senior Seminar (2 credits)

II. Language Core (12 hours)
Twelve credit-hours (to a 200-level or higher) of university-level course work (or the equivalent) in a single non-Germanic and non-Romance language. For a list of Germanic and Romance languages see http://linguistics.byu.edu/langlist.php. Students who are native speakers of or are minoring in a non-Germanic and non-Romance language (see III A below) may fill this requirement with any other foreign language by taking classes or by passing a special examination after taking a culminating culture class. Native speakers of non-Germanic and non-Romance languages may elect to use English to fill this requirement. If they choose to earn the credit by special examination, they must take English 230 or 232, Humanities 261 or 262, or an equivalent class as their culminating culture course. If they choose to earn the credit by taking classes, they must enroll in ESL 301, 302, 303, and 304.

For a list of Germanic and Romance languages that cannot be used to satisfy this requirement can be accessed here

III. Electives
Students must complete either option A or option B, as specified below:

1. An approved university minor in one of the following areas: Foreign Language (cannot be in language area used to fill II above), TESOL, Language and Computers, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Computers and the Humanities, or Editing.
    
2. 15 credit hours selected from the courses listed below (or others approved by the Linguistics and English Language department):
   • Anthr 309 Language in Culture and Society (3 cr.)
   • Anthr 420 Language and Culture Insight (3 cr.)
   • CHum 200 Basic Humanities Computing Skills (3 cr.)
   • CHum 260 Text Processing and Analysis (3 cr.)
   • CHum 281 Computers and Teaching 1 (3 cr.)
   • CHum 283 Computers and Print Publishing (3 cr.)
   • CHum 284 Computers and Internet Publishing (3 cr.)
   • CHum 287 Programming Humanities Applications 1 (3 cr.)
   • CHum 381 Computers and Teaching 2 (3 cr.)
   • CHum 387 Programming Humanities Applications 2 (3 cr.)
   • ELang 324 History of the English Language (3 cr.)
   • ELang 325 The Grammar of English (3 cr.)
   • ELang 326 Meaning in English v
   • Ling 230 Language, Mind, and World (3 cr.)
   • Ling 399R Academic Internship: Linguistics (1-3 cr.)
   • Ling 480 Problems in Translation (3 cr.)
   • Ling 485 Corpus Linguistics (3 cr.)
   • Phil 420 Philosophy of Language (3 cr.)
   • Psych 375 Cognition (3 cr.)
   • Psych 376 Psychology, Language, and Culture (3 cr.)

Advisors for the Linguistics B.A. Program

The following Linguistics and English Language faculty members serve as academic advisors for Linguistics and English Language students. Consult the chart below to determine which faculty member is your advisor.

First Letter of Student's Last Name	Advisor's Name	Office Number	Phone Number	E-Mail Address
A - B	Wendy Baker	1025 JKHB	422-4714	wb42(at sign)email.byu.edu
C - D	Mark Davies	3163 JKHB	422-9168	mark_davies(at sign)byu.edu
E - G	David Eddington	3174 JKHB	422-7452	david_eddington(at sign)byu.edu
H - L	Dirk Elzinga	2079 JKHB	422-2117	dirk_elzinga(at sign)byu.edu
M - P	Deryle Lonsdale	3186 JKHB	422-4067	lonz(at sign)byu.edu
Q - R	Alan Manning	2142 JKHB	422-2974	alan_manning(at sign)byu.edu
S - T	Alan Melby	2148 JKHB	422-2144	akm(at sign)byu.edu
U - Z	John Robertson	2161 JKHB	422-8228	john_robertson(at sign)byu.edu

Linguistics B.A. Program, Revised May 2006