Students must complete the requirements for a primary major in another field.

The French and Italian Department requires a minimum of 15 major hours to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.

HCOLL 110 and/or STDEV 317 are recommended.

Complete the following prerequisite courses: ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202. (May be waived with previous equivalent language experience.)

Requirement 1 —Complete 3 Courses

Core requirements:

course - Advanced Language Part 1 3.0

course - Advanced Language Part 2 3.0

course - Intro to Italian Literature 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 21 hours

Complete 21 hours of upper-division (300-level and above) electives from the following. Note: Up to 12 credit hours from related departments may be counted upon departmental approval.

course - French & Italian Cinema 3.0

course - Italian Civilization to 1600 3.0

course - Italian Civilization 1600-Pres 3.0

course - Italian Civ on Study Abroad 3.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

course - Italian Women Writers 3.0

course - Multicultural Italy 3.0

course - Studies in Literature - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Visual Cultures - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Cultural History - You may take once 3.0

course - Dante's Divine Comedy 3.0

course - Senior Seminar - You may take 3 times 3.0

course - Business Italian - You may take once 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 1 Course

Complete the following and have an oral proficiency interview (OPI) in the semester in which the last Italian course is taken. The rating will be recorded on the student's transcript. The desired minimum ACTFL Proficiency scale is "Intermediate-High."

course - OPI & Portfolio 0.5