East Asian Studies certificate programs

The East Asian Studies Department Certificate is administered by the Department. If students submit a seminar paper, the seminar for which it was written cannot count toward their course requirements for the EAS certificate, but it must be a ninth course. Students can obtain an application from the Program Office in 219 Frist Campus Center or download the Program Certificate application form here. Their most recent transcript, detailing the courses being applied toward the certificate,. Earning both Program and Language Culture Certificates Students may not earn both East Asian Studies Department and East Asian Studies Program certificates. Students should be aware that they will not be awarded credit through the University for this independent work it will count only in terms of attainment of the East Asian Studies Program certificate. Summer Language Courses Courses Taken Abroad Candidates should get pre-approval from the Program Director for language or content courses taken over the summer or during a semester abroad to be certain that they will count toward attainment of the certificate. PIB and PII can each be considered as the equivalent of one year of language classes towards the Program Certificate.

Students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in East Asian Cultures will specialize in the areas of East Asia, and have the flexibility to study the country through the scope of other disciplines Students are required to complete 12 credits of graduate–level coursework to successfully earn an East Asian Cultures certificate in their chosen area of concentration. The certificate provides an opportunity at KU for graduate students of foreign language, literature, and culture and theoretical linguistics to add a concentration in applied linguistics and language teaching. A student must be in good standing with their graduate degree program in order to participate in the certificate program.