Cornell University Registrar

Program Description

The Department of Asian Studies offers five minors open to any undergraduate student at Cornell. Students must declare the minor no later than the second semester of the junior year; after the start of the seventh semester will be by petition only. Students should prepare a coherent research statement to attach to the application. For further information and application, please visit the Department of Asian Studies website.

Minor Requirements

• A minor in Sanskrit Studies may be achieved by meeting these requirements:
• Demonstrate language proficiency by completing SANSK 2251 Intermediate Sanskrit I or any higher-level Sanskrit course.
• Take a minimum of five Sanskrit or Sanskrit-related courses, including at least one 3000-level or higher-level course, and totaling no fewer than 18 credits.
• Courses which may be used to satisfy the Sanskrit Studies minor include (but additional courses may be accepted in consultation with the minor advisor):

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ASIAN 2248	Buddhists in Indian Ocean World: Past and Present	3
ASIAN 2250	Introduction to Asian Religions	3
ASIAN 3320		3
ASIAN 3341	Mahayana Buddhism	3
ASIAN 3344	Introduction to Indian Philosophy	3
ASIAN 3366	Poetry of Classical India	3
ASIAN 4020	Buddhist Moderns: Visions of Human Flourishing	3
ASIAN 4023	Buddhism and Politics in South and Southeast Asia	3
ASIAN 4446	Classical Indian Poetry and Comparative Poetics	3
ASIAN 4447		3
PALI 4450		3
SANSK 1131	Elementary Sanskrit I	4
SANSK 1132	Elementary Sanskrit II	4
SANSK 2252	Intermediate Sanskrit II	3
SANSK 3301	Advanced Sanskrit I	4
SANSK 3302	Advanced Sanskrit II	4
SNLIT 6601	Topics in Sanskrit Literature I	4
SNLIT 6602	Topics in Sanskrit Literature II	4

• A maximum of 8 transfer credits from courses taken outside of Cornell may be applied to the minor.
• A minimum grade of B– must be received for all courses counted towards the minor. S/U courses are ineligible.