Bridge Program with USU Pathways
Major Pathways
| Language | Degree |
|---|---|
| French | B.A. in French, B.A. in French Teaching |
| German | B.A. in German, B.A. in German Teaching |
| Portuguese | B.A. in Portuguese |
| Spanish | B.A. in Spanish, B.A. in Spanish Teaching |
| Chinese | B.A. in Chinese, B.A. in Asian Studies |
| Master's in Second Language Teaching | Graduate Program |
Department of Languages Academic Advisor
Office Location: Main 321b
Phone: 435-797-3800
Email: brendan.lee@usu.edu
Click here to schedule an appointment with Brendan to plan your transition from high school Bridge courses to a USU language program.
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Minor Pathways
A GPA of 2.5 in courses taken to fulfill minor requirements is required to obtain a minor or major.
- 16 credits required
- With 1 Bridge Program course: CHIN 3010 + three more 3- credit upper-division Chinese electives
- With 2 Bridge Program courses: CHIN 3010 + two more 3-credit upper-division Chinese elective
- With 3 Bridge Program courses: CHIN 3010 + one other 3-credit upper-division Chinese elective
- Department Website
- 15 credits required
- With 1 Bridge Program course: Four more 3-credit upper-division French electives
- With 2 Bridge Program courses: Three more 3-credit upper-division French electives
- 3 Bridge Program courses: Two more 3-credit upper-division French electives
- Department Website
- 15 credits required
- 1 Bridge Program course: Take four more 3-credit upper-division Portuguese electives
- 2 Bridge Program courses: Take three more 3-credit upper-division Portuguese electives
- 3 Bridge Program courses: Take two more 3- credit upper-division Portuguese electives
- Department Website
- 18 credits required
- 1 Bridge Program course: take five additional courses, one course each from groups 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 [Groups listed below]
- 2 Bridge Program courses: take four additional courses, one course each from groups 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 3 Bridge Program courses: take three additional courses, one course each from groups 1, 4, and 5
- Department Website
- 12 credits required
- With 1 Bridge Program course: Three more 3-credit upper-division German electives
- With 2 Bridge Program courses: Two more 3-credit upper-division German electives
- 3 Bridge Program courses: One more 3-credit upper-division German electives
- Department Website
Lower Division Credit
All students who have completed at least 1 Bridge course and pass with a B- or better are eligible for 16 credits of lower division language credit. (Equivalent to the courses and levels they have tested out of: LANG 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020.) Students with a Bridge course grade lower than B- have the option of taking a language proficiency test in our department.
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Students who receive a 5 on the AP exam will automatically receive 16 credits to their student record equivalent to the four 4-credit courses they have tested out of (1010, 1020, 2010, 2020.)
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Students who receive a 4 on the AP exam will automatically receive 12 credits to their student record equivalent to the three 4-credit courses they have tested out of (1010, 1020, 2010.) If a student passes 1 Bridge course with a B- or better, they can purchase the remaining 4 credits ($31/credit) in the sequence by contacting jasmine.morales@usu.edu
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Students who receive a 3 on the AP exam will automatically receive 8 credits to their student record equivalent to the two 4-credit courses they have tested out of (1010, 1020.) If a student passes 1 Bridge course with a B- or better, they can purchase the remaining 8 credits ($31/credit) in the sequence by contacting jasmine.morales@usu.edu
State Bridge Program Website
- Group 1 (Language) - Take one: SPAN 3040 or SPAN 3060 or SPAN 3800
- Group 2 (Culture): Take one: SPAN 3400, SPAN 3550, SPAN 3560, SPAN 3570 pr SPAN 4800
- Group 3 (Literature Prep) - Take SPAN 3300
- Group 4 (Literature) - Take one: SPAN 3600, SPAN 3610, SPAN 3620, SPAN 3630, SPAN 3640, or SPAN 3650
- Group 5 (Special Topics) - Take one: SPAN 4900, SPAN 4910, or SPAN 4930
- Group 6 (Elective) - Take any additional SPAN 3xxx elective