# World Languages (Associate in Arts in University Studies (18 Unit Emphasis)) Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Language Arts Source: https://scmainweb.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/files/resources/catalog-2026-2027-compressed.pdf#page=95 The World Languages emphasis is recommended for students pursuing intermediate fluency in a world language to facilitate communication in professional settings or to begin the first two years of a language or literature major and transfer to a university. ### Program learning outcomes For University Studies Degree Learning Outcomes, see page 28. | Course | Title | Units | | --- | --- | --- | | **Choose 10-18 units from the courses listed below** | | | | ASL-1 | American Sign Language | 4 | | ASL-2 | American Sign Language 2 | 4 | | ASL-3 | American Sign Language 3 | 4 | | ASL-4 | American Sign Language | 4 | | CHIN-1 | Mandarin Chinese 1 | 5 | | FREN-1 | French 1 | 5 | | FREN-2 | French 2 | 5 | | GERM-1 | German 1 | 5 | | GERM-2 | German 2 | 5 | | JAPN-1 | Japanese 1 | 5 | | JAPN-2 | Japanese 2 | 5 | | JAPN-3 | Japanese 3 | 5 | | JAPN-4 | Japanese 4 | 5 | | SPAN-1 | Spanish 1 | 5 | | SPAN-2 | Spanish 2 | 5 | | SPAN-3 | Spanish 3 | 4 | | SPAN-4 | Spanish 4 | 4 | | **Select the remaining 0 – 8 units from** | | | | **Any course not used above** | | | | ASL-1L | American Sign Language 1 Skill-Building Lab | 1 | | ASL-2L | American Sign Language 2 Skill-Building Lab | 1 | | ENGL-10A | World Literature (to 1650) | 3 | | ENGL-10B | World Literature (after 1650) | 3 | | ENGL-25 | Linguistics | 3 | | HIST-35 | History of Mexican Americans | 3 | | JAPN-19 | Japanese Conversation 1 | 2 | | JAPN-20 | Japanese Conversation 2 | 2 | | SPAN-19 | Spanish and Latin American Civilization | 3 |