Completion of 18 semester hours consisting of (1) courses numbered 1020, 2010, and 2020 (or their equivalents) in the foreign language in which upper division hours are to be taken, and (2) 9 upper division semester hours in one of the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish. Students placing directly into 2010 or higher on the Foreign Language placement exam may complete the requirements for the minor by either: (1) applying for retroactive credit for 1020 and any subsequent courses out of which they have placed; or (2) completing additional upper-division hours to bring the total number of hours for the minor to 18.