JAPAN 3AElementary Japanese for Kanji Native Students
Japanese · 5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Introduction to modern Japanese with attention to conversation, grammar, and written forms for those with some Kanji knowledge. Conversation drill based on material covered in class.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 2A or Japanese placement test.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.50 · from text- JAPAN 2A
- Japanese placement test
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.