Mercyhurst University World Languages Mercyhurst University Old Main Haiti-Trip

(L-R) Douglas Boudreau, associate professor of French; Colin Hurley, director of Service Learning; and students, Rhona Boyle and Katie Jobczynski spend alternative spring break in Haiti.

Asian Studies Minor

Mercyhurst University's Asian studies minor program (formerly East-West studies) is an interdisciplinary, interdepartmental minor in Eastern cultures. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA overall to remain in this minor. In addition, Mercyhurst students must take at least three courses in Asian language and five related courses in either Asian cultures, Japanese literature, Buddhism, Hinduism, Asian politics, world geography or modern Eastern history.