CURRENT statement of the CAS Foreign Language Requirement

Foreign Language The study of a foreign language is a significant element in liberal education, providing access to the literature and culture of another society. In planning language work, students should consider the particular needs of their proposed concentration and should remember that graduate degrees frequently require one or two languages, often French and German. Degree candidates are required to demonstrate proficiency at the advanced level in one language other than their own.

The foreign language requirement may be met by any of the following:

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1. A score of 560 or higher on the SAT-II: Foreign Language Subject Test in Chinese, French, German, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, or Spanish. Students are encouraged to take these exams before applying for admission, but may take them after matriculation and may repeat them several times during the year. SAT-II reading exams are offered on campus in French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. Information is available from CAS Room 105.  
2. A score of 3 or better on an Advanced Placement foreign language test.  

3. Satisfactory completion of one of the following courses:

Arabic CAS LY 212
Chinese CAS LC 212, 216
French CAS LF 212, 222, 223, Grenoble I Program
German CAS LG 212, 232
Greek (Classical) CAS CL 262
Greek (Modern) CAS CG 212
Hebrew CAS LH 212
Hindi CAS LN 212
Italian CAS LI 212, Padova I Program
Japanese CAS LJ 212
Korean CAS LK 212
Latin CAS CL 212, 215
Persian CAS LZ 212
Portuguese CAS LP 212
Russian CAS LR 212
Spanish CAS LS 212, 222, Madrid I Program

Students with prior instruction in these languages, at the high school or college level, must take a placement test before enrolling in any course. Note: Language requirement courses are sequential. Students are not permitted to move backwards in the sequence, take two or more levels of the same language simultaneously, or repeat courses for credit.

Placement into upper-level courses in ancient Greek, modern Greek, and Latin may be achieved by satisfactorily completing a written proficiency examination administered by the Department of Classical Studies.

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American Sign Language
SED DE 591
(American Sign Language IV)

 
4. Any course numbered 212 or above in one of the regularly offered African languages: Bambara/Mandinka, Hausa, Swahili, or Yoruba. Consult the African Language Coordinator (617-353-3673) regarding other African languages.  
4.5 Proficiency in American Sign Language,
as demonstrated through an examination
administered by CAS.

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5. Bilingualism. No student is automatically exempted from the language requirement. The requirement may, however, be waived for students who are currently bilingual and are able to demonstrate satisfactory proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English and another language. Such students should contact Academic Advising in CAS Room 105. Sole modification proposed by the APC:

This other language can include ASL.