The Associate in Arts Degree in Vietnamese (AA) provides students with fundamental language skills designed to develop students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing from the beginning level to intermediate proficiency where students can function comfortably and effectively in a variety of Vietnamese-speaking environments such as with family, when traveling, at a job, and/or a career. Through the Vietnamese major, students acquire appreciation and understanding of cultural diversity and communication skills that facilitate the exchange of ideas and transactions vital to social and global connectivity. Students who earn a Vietnamese AA Degree are prepared to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Vietnamese. 

Program Level Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Translate spoken messages in Vietnamese.
2. Use vocabulary and grammar to communicate orally in Vietnamese.
3. Interpret texts and literature written in Vietnamese. 
4. Compose writing in Vietnamese.

Review Graduation Requirements, General Education, and Program Maps.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses
VIET G180	Elementary Vietnamese 1	5
VIET G185	Elementary Vietnamese 2	5
VIET G280	Intermediate Vietnamese 1	4
VIET G285	Intermediate Vietnamese 2	4
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH G100	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH G190	Introduction to Linguistics	3
ANTH G200	Gender, Culture, and Society	3
ETHS G137	Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies	3
HIST G120	Asian Civilizations	3
PHIL G110	Philosophy Of The East	3
Major Total		21
GE Pattern (Local or Cal-GETC)		24-34
Electives (as needed to reach 60 units)
Total Units		60