CHNSE 1 ELEMENTARY CHINESE (Mandarin)     
Pronunciation and grammar; reading and writing Chinese characters; vocabulary building. Introduction to geography; customs and culture of China. Corresponds to first year of high school Chinese.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. **CAN: CHIN SEQ A (with Chnse 2)
CHNSE 2 ELEMENTARY CHINESE (Mandarin)    
Grammar; oral and written composition; customs and culture. No credit if taken after Chnse 2A.
Prerequisite: Chnse 1, or the first year of high school Chinese, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. **CAN: CHIN SEQ A (with Chnse 1)
CHNSE 2A ELEMENTARY CHINESE (Mandarin) FOR ADVANCED BEGINNERS
Intensive training in oral and written Chinese. Designed for students who already have some degree of fluency in spoken Chinese, but have had little or no formal training in reading and writing of Chinese characters. Improvement of oral expression. Introduction to Chinese grammar essentials, readings of simple contem- porary Chinese stories; oral and written composition. No credit if taken after Chnse 1 or 2.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
CHNSE 3 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (Mandarin)    
Grammar; oral and written composition; reading of intermediate texts, including those on Chinese history, geography and culture.
Prerequisite: Chnse 2 or Chnse 2A, or two years of high school Chinese, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
CHNSE 4 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (Mandarin)    
Continuation of grammar, oral and written composition; reading of texts of moderate difficulty, including modern Chinese literature.
Prerequisite: Chnse 3 or, three years of high school Chinese, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
CHNSE 8A INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin)    
Practice in oral self-expression and understanding spoken Chinese. No credit if taken after Chnse 3 or Chnse 9A-B.
Prerequisites: Chnse 2, Chnse 2A, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
CHNSE 8B INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin)    
Practice in oral self-expression and understanding spoken Chinese. No credit if taken after Chnse 3 or Chnse 9A-B.
Prerequisites: Chnse 2, Chnse 2A, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
CHNSE 9A CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin)    
Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Chinese. Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
CHNSE 9B CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin)    
Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Chinese.
Prerequisites : Chnse 3, Chnse 8A-B, or placement based on he foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
CHNSE 9C CHINESE CONVERSATION (Mandarin)    

Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Chinese. Prerequisites: Chnse 3, Chnse 8A-B, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
CHNSE 10 CHINESE CIVILIZATION    
The study of Chinese literature, arts, philosophy, geography, religion and the social and political environment; Chinese contributions to civilization from the classical period to modern times. (Course conducted in English.)
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC.
CHNSE 12 CHINESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Reading and discussion of major works of Chinese literature in translation from different historical periods. Selected readings will be made from different genres: poetry, drama, essays and the novel. (Course conducted in English.)
Prerequisites: Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
CHNSE 22 CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
History, development, aesthetics, and appreciation of Chinese calligraphy. An examination of Chinese character formation, evolution and etymology as well as a survey of varieties of Chinese scripts and hands-on practice of Chinese calligraphy.(Course conducted in English.)
Transfer Credit: CSU credit under review; UC credit under review.
CHNSE 150A CHINESE FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL    
Practical conversational Chinese for business and travel. Contemporary culture in Chinese-speaking areas.
CHNSE 150B CHINESE FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL    
Further instruction in conversational Chinese for business and travel. Contemporary culture in Chinese-speaking areas.
Prerequisites: Chnse 150A or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.