Linguistics and Cognitive Science (BA)

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

Lower-Division Courses (12 units)

LING 210g Introduction to Linguistics Units: 4
PSYC 100Lg Introduction to Psychology Units: 4
PSYC 274Lg Statistics Units: 4

Upper-Division Courses (32 units)

Additional Requirement

An additional upper division course from the above list or from a related field (4 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.

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.