Grand Valley State University offers a full curriculum of Chinese, including three years of language courses: CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 201, CHI 202, CHI 301, and CHI 302.

CHI 201 satisfies the B.A. degree cognate, and CHI 202 satisfies the General Education World Perspectives requirement.

We also offer two specialized language courses: CHI 341 Classical Chinese and CHI 351 Practical Chinese, and two culture courses: CHI 321 Ancient Chinese Culture and CHI 322 Classical Chinese Culture. Other courses are occasionally offered, and we are planning to broaden our curriculum offerings. Students may declare a minor in Chinese language, and courses in Chinese language and culture are part of the Chinese Studies major curriculum and the East Asian Studies minor curriculum.

We also offer two language and culture faculty-led summer study abroad programs, one in Taiwan and one in Nanjing.

CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I

An introduction to the language with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Four credits. Offered fall semester.

CHI 102 Elementary Chinese II

Continuation of 101. Prerequisite: C (not C-) or better in 101. Four credits. Offered winter semester.

CHI 180 Special Topics in Chinese

Course content varies. Expectations of students approximate those in other 100-level courses. May be repeated for credit when content differs. Variable credit. Offered on sufficient demand.

CHI 201 Intermediate Chinese I

Continued study of grammar and vocabulary aimed at the mastery of more difficult reading and conversation. Prerequisite: C (not C-) or better in 102. Four credits. Offered fall semester.

CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese II

Course content varies. Expectations of students approximate those in other 200-level courses. May be repeated for credit when content differs. No more than four credits can be applied to the minor or major. Variable credit. Offered on sufficient demand. Continuation of 201. Prerequisite: C (not C-) or better in 201. Four credits. Offered winter semester. Fulfills World Perspectives requirement.

CHI 280 Special Topics in Chinese

Course content varies. Expectations of students approximate those in other 200-level courses. May be repeated for credit when content differs. No more than four credits can be applied to the minor or major. Variable credit. Offered on sufficient demand.

CHI 301 Advanced Intermediate Chinese I

This is a continuation of Intermediate Chinese II CHI 202. In this class, students continue to build vocabulary and sentence structures of Mandarin Chinese. More importantly, students shall become more proficient in the language, both written and spoken. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: CHI 202. Credits: 3.

CHI 302 Advanced Intermediate Chinese II

This is a continuation of Advanced Intermediate Chinese I CHI 301. In this class, students continue to build vocabulary and sentence structures of Mandarin Chinese. More importantly, students shall become more proficient in the language, both written and spoken. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: CHI 301 Credits: 3.

CHI 321 Ancient Chinese Culture

Explores the beautiful and rich lifestyle of ancient China through arts, music, and literature in translation. Covers archaic times (twelfth century B.C. through post-Han dynasty (fifth century A.D.). Three credits. Offered fall semester on demand.

CHI 322 Classical Chinese Culture

Explores the beautiful and rich lifestyle of classical China through art, music, and literature in translation. Covers the Sui-T'ang (sixth century A.D.) through the Ch'ing dynasty (nineteenth century). Three credits. Offered winter semester on demand.