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  "college": "san-diego-mesa-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Chinese",
  "id": "liberal-arts-and-sciences-language-arts-and-humanities-chinese-associate-of-arts-degree",
  "name": "Liberal Arts and Sciences: Language Arts and Humanities-Chinese",
  "award": "Associate of Arts Degree",
  "department": "chinese",
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      "markdown": "### Summary\n\nThe Language Arts and Humanities–Chinese is intended to help students prepare for possible majors within a language arts and Chinese language-related major. Common university majors in this field include: Foreign Language (all) and Chinese language. This degree is designed to accommodate the differing requirements of a wide variety of transfer institutions and major options. Because admission and major preparation requirements vary at each transfer institution, courses used to complete this major must be selected with the assistance of a San Diego Mesa College counselor.\n\nLiberal Arts and Sciences associate degrees require a minimum of 60 transferable units to a California State University, University of California, or a private/independent college or university.\n\n**Award Note:**\nThe Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Language Arts and Humanities-Chinese Program will be able to:**\n\n1.  Analyze problems, conceptualize theses, develop arguments, weigh evidence, and derive conclusions.\n2.  Articulate the critical thinking outcomes in writing and/or speaking or by other modes of communication.\n3.  Analyze one’s own actions, to see the perspectives of other persons, and to work effectively with others in groups.\n4.  Understand one’s role in society, take responsibility for one’s own actions, make ethical decisions in complex situations, and participate actively in a diverse democracy.\n5.  Articulate similarities and contrasts among cultures, times and environments, describe and explain cultural pluralism and knowledge of global issues.\n6.  Explain the applications of technology and to use technology in ways appropriate to the situation. This outcome includes information competency skills."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements"
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          "code": "CHIN 101",
          "title": "First Course in Mandarin Chinese",
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          "code": "CHIN 102",
          "title": "Second Course in Mandarin Chinese",
          "units": "5",
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          "code": "CHIN 201",
          "title": "Third Course in Mandarin Chinese",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select a minimum of 3 units:",
          "units": "3"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "CHIN 202",
          "title": "Fourth Course in Mandarin Chinese",
          "units": "5",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CHIN 210",
          "title": "Conversation and Composition in Chinese I",
          "units": "3",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CHIN 211",
          "title": "Conversation and Composition in Chinese II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GERM 101",
          "title": "First Course in German",
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          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "JAPN 101",
          "title": "First Course in Japanese",
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          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPAN 101",
          "title": "First Course in Spanish",
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FREN 101",
          "title": "First Course in French",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ITAL 101",
          "title": "First Course in Italian",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "RUSS 101",
          "title": "First Course in Russian",
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          "code": "VIET 101",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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          "code": "ENGL 215",
          "title": "English Literature I: 800-1799",
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          "code": "CHIC 135",
          "title": "Chicana/o Literature",
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          "code": "CHIC 138",
          "title": "Literature of La Raza in Latin America in Translation",
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          "code": "HIST 120",
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          "title": "Interpersonal Communication",
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          "code": "JOUR 202",
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          "indent": false
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