Celtic Studies 1 programs, with the exception of minors offered outside of the College Celtic Studies of Letters & Science. 3. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained Bachelor of Arts (BA) in both upper and lower division courses used to fulfill the major requirements. The Celtic Studies Program is a degree program in the Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley. Its purpose For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, is to bring together faculty and students with interests in the cultures, please see the College Requirements tab. languages, literature, and history of the Celtic regions. Lower Division Requirements The major in Celtic Studies is designed to give students both a broad understanding of the place of Celtic languages and cultures and a firm CELTIC 70 The World of the Celts 4 1 grounding in one or more of the Celtic languages (modern Irish or Welsh, Choose one of the following sequences: 8 and study in Old and Middle Irish, Breton, and Medieval Welsh). In CELTIC 15 Elementary Modern Irish addition to at least three semesters of language study and the other & CELTIC 85 and Intermediate Modern Irish (or equivalent) major requirements, students will be required to organize their studies CELTIC 16 Introduction to Modern Welsh with reference to one methodological or disciplinary area chosen from & CELTIC 86 and Intermediate Modern Welsh (or equivalent) anthropology, art history, comparative literature, linguistics, history, 1 Scandinavian, or a related language and literature. Students with prior knowledge of a Celtic language may apply for credit by examination. The Celtic Studies Program accepts entrants to the major from both freshmen and transfer students. The major is not impacted, and the Upper Division Requirements (Minimum 32 program welcomes all Celtic Studies enthusiasts. units) Declaring the Major CELTIC 128 Medieval Celtic Culture 4 Students interested in the major should make an appointment early in or CELTIC 129 Aspects of Modern Celtic Cultures and Folklore their academic career via email with the undergraduate student services CELTIC 138 Irish Literature 4 adviser. At the time of consultation, the adviser will review the student's or CELTIC 139 Irish Literature transcript and will work with them to incorporate interests, plan for CELTIC 168 Celtic Mythology and Oral Tradition 4 studying abroad, and create a double major plan if they are interested in combining two disciplines while at UC Berkeley. Language requirement: Select one of the following courses: CELTIC 102A Elementary Breton [4] Honors Program CELTIC 102B Advanced Breton [4] In order for students to graduate with honors in Celtic Studies, they must CELTIC 105A Old and Middle Irish [4] have achieved an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 or higher CELTIC 144A Modern Welsh Level 3 [4] in all work completed at the University and a minimum 3.5 GPA in all CELTIC 145A Intermediate Irish Language [4] courses required for the major, as well as the honors seminar. CELTIC 146A Medieval Welsh Language and Literature [4] Minor Program Select 8 units from the following courses, or any Celtic Studies upper-division course not already taken: 1 The Celtic Studies Program offers a minor in Celtic Studies. Students CELTIC 119A Welsh and Arthurian Literature of the Middle Ages interested in the minor should email the undergraduate student services [4] adviser to set up an appointment for a transcript review and to create a study list plan. CELTIC 119B Welsh and Arthurian Literature of the Middle Ages [4] Other Majors and Minors offered by the CELTIC 125 Irish Literature in Translation [4] Department of Scandinavian CELTIC 173 Celtic Christianity [4] COM LIT 165 Myth and Literature [4] Scandinavian (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/ scandinavian/): BA, Minor SCANDIN 123 Viking and Medieval Scandinavia [4] SCANDIN C160Scandinavian Myth and Religion [4] In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed SCANDIN 165 Scandinavian Folklore [4] on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below 1 requirements specific to their major program. Courses from among the following may be selected with the approval of the major General Guidelines adviser: ANTHRO 180, HISTART 160, COM LIT 152, COM LIT 165, 1. All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must be HISTORY 151A, HISTORY 151B, HISTORY 152A, taken for graded credit, other than courses listed which are offered on HISTORY 185A, LINGUIS 130, and LINGUIS 131. a Pass/No Pass basis only. Other exceptions to this requirement are noted as applicable. Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs 2. No more than one upper division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor 2 Celtic Studies have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the American History and American Institutions (http:// memoranda section, but are not noted on diplomas. guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/letters- science/american-history-institutions-requirement/) General Guidelines The American History and Institutions requirements are based on the 1. All minors must be declared no later than one semester before a principle that a US resident graduated from an American university, student's Expected Graduation Term (EGT). If the semester before should have an understanding of the history and governmental EGT is fall or spring, the deadline is the last day of RRR week. If institutions of the United States. the semester before EGT is summer, the deadline is the final Friday of Summer Sessions. To declare a minor, contact the department Berkeley Campus Requirement advisor for information on requirements, and the declaration process. American Cultures (http://americancultures.berkeley.edu/ 2. All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements below must be students/courses/) taken for graded credit. All undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass this course 3. A minimum of three of the upper division courses taken to fulfill the in order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectual minor requirements must be completed at UC Berkeley. environment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of the 4. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses United States. AC courses offer students opportunities to be part of used to fulfill the minor requirements. research-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling with 5. Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may be applied toward the complexity of American Culture. the Seven-Course Breadth requirement, for Letters & Science students. College of Letters & Science Essential Skills 6. No more than one upper division course may be used to Requirements simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor Quantitative Reasoning (http://guide.berkeley.edu/ programs. undergraduate/colleges-schools/letters-science/quantitative- 7. All minor requirements must be completed prior to the last day of reasoning-requirement/) finals during the semester in which you plan to graduate. If you The Quantitative Reasoning requirement is designed to ensure that cannot finish all courses required for the minor by that time, please students graduate with basic understanding and competency in math, see a College of Letters & Science adviser. statistics, or computer science. The requirement may be satisfied by 8. All minor requirements must be completed within the unit ceiling. (For exam or by taking an approved course. further information regarding the unit ceiling, please see the College Requirements tab.) Foreign Language (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/ colleges-schools/letters-science/foreign-language-requirement/) Requirements The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating Lower Division proficiency in reading comprehension, writing, and conversation in a foreign language equivalent to the second semester college level, either CELTIC 70 The World of the Celts 4 by passing an exam or by completing approved course work. Upper Division Five upper division courses/20 units chosen from Celtic Studies Reading and Composition (http://guide.berkeley.edu/ course offerings and/or relevant courses offered in outside undergraduate/colleges-schools/letters-science/reading- departments approved in advance by the major advisor. composition-requirement/) In order to provide a solid foundation in reading, writing, and critical Undergraduate students must fulfill the following requirements in addition thinking the College requires two semesters of lower division work in to those required by their major program. composition in sequence. Students must complete parts A & B reading For detailed lists of courses that fulfill college requirements, please and composition courses by the end of their second semester and a review the College of Letters & Sciences (http://guide.berkeley.edu/ second-level course by the end of their fourth semester. undergraduate/colleges-schools/letters-science/) page in this Guide. For College advising appointments, please visit the L&S Advising (https:// College of Letters & Science 7 Course lsadvising.berkeley.edu/home/) Pages. Breadth Requirements Breadth Requirements (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/ University of California Requirements colleges-schools/letters-science/#breadthrequirementstext)