Candidates for the B.A. degree must satisfy a foreign language requirement by successfully completing one of these options:

• One year of study in one language at the elementary level (101, 102) for a total of eight credits
• BEGINNING SPANISH FOR THE PROFESSIONS (GLSP 103) and BEGINNING SPANISH FOR THE PROFESSIONS (GLSP 104) for OCE students only
• One semester of an intensive elementary-level course INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY FRENCH (GLFR 105) or INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY SPANISH (GLSP 105) for five credits
• One semester of language study at or above the intermediate level (201 or higher)
• HEBREW I (RELS 202) and HEBREW II: READINGS IN BIBLE (RELS 203) (Hebrew)
• SANSKRIT I (RELS 204) and SANSKRIT II (RELS 205) (Sanskrit)
• AP language exam score of 4 or higher
• IB language exam score of 5 or higher

Students entering from high school with language experience or transfer students who have not fulfilled the language requirement take a placement test to determine their appropriate class levels. Waiver of the language requirement is by examination. The language requirement should be completed in the student’s first year. Prospective language students with a weak foundation in English grammar skills are strongly urged to take ENGLISH GRAMMAR (ENGL 125). International Students on an F-1 visa who are native speakers of an official national language other than English are exempt from the foreign language requirement.

When necessary, students with documented learning disabilities in majors which offer the B.A. but not a B.S. degree may petition for substitution of courses for the language requirement. This process is not automatic, nor is it always deemed appropriate. Students who intend to make such a request must notify both the Office of Learning Support Services and the Office of the Registrar no later than the completion of 45 credits. Complete documentation including the diagnosis of the student’s condition and its attendant educational implications must be filed with the Office of Learning Support Services prior to the request.