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USC Catalogue 2024-2025 
    
USC Catalogue 2024-2025

Linguistics and Cognitive Science (BA)


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Combined major program between the Department of Linguistics and the Department of Cognitive Science.

Upper-Division Courses (32 units)


Capstone Experience


The Linguistics and Cognitive Science major requires a capstone experience, which can be fulfilled in one of the following ways:

(A) A research paper completed as Honors Thesis LING 497 , or as Directed Research LING 490  or as a Linguistic 400-level course research paper.

(B) A poster presented at the USC UG symposium or at a conference.

(C) A summer internship related to the degree.

Linguistics and Cognitive Science Major with Honors


The Linguistics and Cognitive Science major with honors requires the student to complete the requirements for the major with a GPA of 3.5 or above and to complete LING 497 Honors Thesis  with a grade of B+ or better. Intent to complete the major with honors should be registered with the undergraduate adviser no later than the second semester of the junior year.

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