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Certificate in Chinese for the Global Workplace

To declare the certificate in Chinese for the Global Workplace, a student must receive at least a “C” or AP credit in each of CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 153, and CHI 201.

To complete the certificate, during the spring semester of their senior year or after completing CHI 255 and CHI 231 or CHI 291, students must complete an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), conducted by a designated and certified faculty member in the Chinese program. The expectation is that students’ oral proficiency reach the level of Intermediate-Mid or higher. A minimum “C” average is required for all courses in the certificate.

Required certificate courses

CHI 230 Third-year Chinese II (4)

CHI 231 Global Topics in Chinese (3)

CHI 220 Third-year Chinese I (4)

or CHI 291  Special Topics in Chinese (3)

CHI 255 Business Chinese (3)