Program: Linguistics Major - Pomona College

2019-20 Pomona College Catalog

Apr 06, 2025

The linguistics major is composed of 10 courses, plus the senior exercise.

All linguistics majors take the senior seminar, which includes writing a senior seminar paper. Students who wish to write a senior thesis may apply to do so. Senior thesis project proposals are evaluated by the faculty at the end of the senior seminar. If approved, thesis students will continue their work from the senior seminar and take the thesis course in the spring semester to complete their thesis.

Requirements for the Major in Linguistics

Introductory course: LGCS 010 PO
Required Courses:

LGCS 105 PO
LGCS 108 PO
LGCS 112 PO or LGCS 112 PZ

Methods Courses: One of the following three courses

LGCS 104 PO
LGCS 124 PO
LGCS 125 PO

An advanced linguistics course above LGCS160
Either one additional methods course, or one additional advanced linguistics course
Three additional courses; options include linguistics courses at any level at the 5Cs, LGCS 011 PO , and study abroad courses in linguistics (for which credit is requested by petition to the department)
Senior exercise (thesis optional)

All senior majors take LGCS 190 PO (Senior seminar in Linguistics) in the fall, which includes a senior seminar paper.
Thesis students take LGCS 191 PO in the spring semester.