Middle East and North Africa Minor

The minor consists of a minimum of 7 full courses (or the equivalent).

Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.

Summary of Requirements

*Notes:
Courses must be from at least two departments or programs.

At least at least two courses must be above the introductory level, not including those applied to the language requirement.

Demonstrate knowledge of first year Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi or Turkish by:

Completing two semesters of college-level study at Oberlin or elsewhere; or
Attaining first-year or better proficiency as certified by an instructor of the relevant language at Oberlin; or
First-year or better proficiency as certified on a case-by-case basis for languages not taught at Oberlin.