Minor

The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages offers an undergraduate minor in Modern Languages that permits students to demonstrate strength in two distinct modern languages and their literatures. The minor draws upon courses housed within the DLCL, East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Stanford Language Center, and the Special Language Program. 

Declaring the Minor

To declare, students should complete the Modern Languages declaration worksheet opens in a new tab, sending it to the department Faculty Advisor for approval. Once signed, they should send the worksheet to the Undergraduate Student Services Officer (DLCL) opens in a new tabvia email, before completing the final step of declaration via Axess.

Requirements Overview

Students’ plans must adhere to these common overarching requirements:

• Students will study two modern languages, Language A and Language B.

• Complete at least six courses at three units or more and a total of 22 units

• Coursework may not duplicate work counted toward other majors or minors

• Courses applied to the minor must be taken for a letter grade