The minor consists of any 5 courses above the elementary level, for a total of 15 credits. (Culture courses taught in English do not count towards a minor.) Typically, the hours comprising the Italian Minor consist of 6 intermediate credits (ITL 201 Intermediate Italian I and ITL 202 Intermediate Italian II), plus 9 additional credits earned by completing 3 courses chosen from the advanced 200, 300, 400 series.