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CHIN 1101 Elementary Chinese Language and Culture I (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F

Beginning Mandarin Chinese. Class practice and assigned outside work in speaking, listening, sentence structure, reading, writing, and introduction to Chinese culture. Language taught in its intercultural context. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 141 or CHIN 1141. 4 lectures. Formerly offered as part of the CHIN 101, 102, 103 series, students may not earn credit for both CHIN 101 and CHIN 1101.
CHIN 1102 Elementary Chinese Language and Culture II (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
Prerequisite: One of the following: CHIN 101, CHIN 1101, CHIN 141, CHIN 1141, or instructor placement.

Beginning Mandarin Chinese. Class practice and assigned outside work in speaking, listening, sentence structure, reading, writing, and introduction to Chinese culture. Language taught in its intercultural context. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 142 or CHIN 1142. 4 lectures. Formerly offered as part of the CHIN 101, 102, 103 series, students may not earn credit for both CHIN 103 and CHIN 1102.
CHIN 1141 Elementary Chinese Language and Culture I Study Abroad (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: SU
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 3B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area C2
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cal Poly Global Program.

Beginning Mandarin Chinese. Class practice and assigned outside work in pronunciation, sentence structure, reading, writing, and conversation. Language taught in its intercultural context at a Cal Poly Global Program study center. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 101 or CHIN 1101. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 3B (GE Area C2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly offered as part of the CHIN 141, 142, 143 series, students may not earn credit for both CHIN 141 and CHIN 1141.
CHIN 1142 Elementary Chinese Language and Culture II Study Abroad (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 3B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area C2
Prerequisite: One of the following: CHIN 101, CHIN 1101, CHIN 141, CHIN 1141, or appropriate score on placement exam; and acceptance into the Cal Poly Global Program.

Class practice and assigned outside work in pronunciation, sentence structure, reading, writing, and conversation in Mandarin Chinese. Language taught in its intercultural context at a Cal Poly Global Program study center. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 102 or CHIN 1102. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 3B (GE Area C2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly offered as part of the CHIN 141, 142, 143 series, students may not earn credit for both CHIN 143 and CHIN 1142.
CHIN 2201 Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture I (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 3B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area C2
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A with grades of C- or better; CHIN 102, CHIN 1102, CHIN 142, or CHIN 1142, or instructor placement.

Development of presentational, interpersonal, and interpretive mid intermediate-level language skills in Mandarin Chinese within an intercultural context, including studies of literary and authentic cultural materials from China and Taiwan. To be taken in numerical sequence. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 241 or CHIN 2241. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 3B (GE Area C2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
CHIN 2202 Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture II (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 3B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area C2
Prerequisite: One of the following: CHIN 201, CHIN 2201, CHIN 241, CHIN 2241, or instructor placement; and completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Development of presentational, interpersonal, and interpretive intermediate-level language skills in Mandarin Chinese within an intercultural context, including studies of literary and authentic cultural materials from China and Taiwan. To be taken in numerical sequence. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 242 or CHIN 2242. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 3B (GE Area C2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
CHIN 2241 Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture I Study Abroad (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: SU
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 3B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area C2
Prerequisite: One of the following: CHIN 102, CHIN 1102, CHIN 142, or CHIN 1142, or appropriate score on placement exam; and acceptance into the Cal Poly Global Program.

Development of presentational, interpersonal, and interpretive intermediate-level language skills in Mandarin Chinese. Language taught in its intercultural context at a Cal Poly Global Program study center. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 201 or CHIN 2201. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 3B (GE Area C2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly offered as part of the CHIN 241, 242, 243 series, students may not earn credit for both CHIN 241 and CHIN 2241.
CHIN 2242 Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture II Study Abroad (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: SU
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 3B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area C2
Prerequisite: One of the following: CHIN 201, CHIN 2201, CHIN 241, or CHIN 2241, or appropriate score on placement exam; and acceptance into the Cal Poly Global Program.

Development of presentational, interpersonal, and interpretive intermediate-level language skills in Mandarin Chinese. Language taught in its intercultural context at a Cal Poly Global Program study center. Not open to students with credit in CHIN 202 or CHIN 2202. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 3B (GE Area C2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly offered as part of the CHIN 241, 242, 243 series, students may not earn credit for both CHIN 243 and CHIN 2242.