Undergraduate Foundation Program + Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Languages and Cultures - Chinese

Undergraduate Foundation Program

WSU’s Undergraduate Foundation program provides additional academic and/or English language support and personalized advising to help students smoothly transition to full university study. Students are unconditionally admitted to the university and graduate in the same amount of time as direct-entry students – they are just provided with additional support courses.

Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Languages and Cultures - Chinese

More than twice as many people speak Mandarin Chinese as any other language in the world.  Chinese is indeed one of the most important global languages today, and being able to speak it is an asset to anyone engaged in international business, who has an interest in government service, or who is curious about the richness of a vast and layered culture mixed with a vibrant, bustling contemporary society.

At Washington State University, the Chinese program offers three years of Chinese language study and several courses taught in English on Chinese and Asian culture.  Students can major or minor in Chinese, or they can major in Asian Studies with an emphasis on China.  Currently, WSU has students pursuing Chinese philosophy and martial arts, mixing Chinese with work toward an MBA, engineering, English teachers, and international students from Japan and Korea.

In the Pacific Northwest, there is more trade with Chinese-speaking nations than with any other place on the globe, and this is only increasing.  Chinese is one of the highest skill priorities for the FBI, CIA, NSA, and Foreign Service.  The links between China and the United States are of vital interest to all.  Blending Chinese with a variety of other majors and career pursuits will afford the enterprising student the sort of edge necessary for success in this increasingly competitive marketplace.