Minor in South Asian Studies

Prerequisites for Declaring the Minor

To meet the prerequisites of the Studies Minor, the student must have completed:

• An Elementary level (1010/1020) South Asian (Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit) language with a grade of C or better in each semester.

Program Requirements

A total of six courses (18 Credits) focusing on one regional concentration of the student’s choice (Middle East or South Asia).

• 3 courses (9 Credits) must be concentration courses in MESALC or any other department.
• 1 course (3 Credits) must be a non-language MESALC course.
• 2 courses (6 Credits) of the student’s choice, from regionally appropriate courses.
  • Language courses may be used to satisfy these 6 Credits only if the course is beyond the 2020 level.
• No more than 9 Credits can be from any one department outside of MESALC.

NOTE: MESALC’s Director of Undergraduate Studies serves as the advisor for all MEST and SAST minors.

Additional Information

For more information, contact the MESALC Administrator, 142 New Cabell Hall, P.O. Box 400781, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4781; (434) 243-8076; mesa@virginia.edu; www.mesalc.virginia.edu.