{"id":20226,"date":"2020-05-21T14:29:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/?page_id=20226"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:09:13","slug":"undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Resources for Undergraduate Student in Romance Studies<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Romance Studies encompasses faculty and programs in Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Our faculty also teach courses in CIMS (Cinema and Media Studies), Comparative Literature, African Studies, and WGS (Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies), many of which count towards our majors and minors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Language Major and Minor Worksheets<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Use these worksheets to plan your major and\/or minor in French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2025\/04\/Major-in-French.pdf\">French Major<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2025\/04\/Minor-in-French-.pdf\">French Minor\u00a0<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2025\/04\/Major-in-Italian-Worksheet-14-dragged.pdf\">Italian Major<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2025\/04\/Minor-in-Italian-Worksheet-7.pdf\">Italian Minor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2025\/04\/Minor-in-Portuguese-1-dragged.pdf\">Portuguese Minor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2025\/04\/Major-in-Spanish-Worksheet-8.pdf\">Spanish Major<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2025\/04\/Minor-in-Spanish-Worksheet-2.pdf\">Spanish Minor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">CAS Language Requirement<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The CAS Second Language Requirement can be fulfilled in a number of different ways, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking Language Courses at BU<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A score of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement foreign language exam <\/span><b>or<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a score of 5, 6, or 7, on an Higher Level, International Baccalaureate exam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilingual Proficiency Evaluation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on fulfilling the CAS Language Requirement, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/academics\/undergraduate-education\/academic-advising\/advising\/language-advising\/foreign-language-requirement\/\">CAS Language Requirement Page<\/a>. Click the \u201cPathways to Meeting the CAS Language Requirement\u201d drop-down tab to find a chart.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Placement Tests &amp; Transfer Credits<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Placement examinations are required of any student whose most recent language course was not completed at Boston University. Find information on Language Placement Tests, and the link to the tests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/academics\/undergraduate\/placement-tests\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For information on transferring credits, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/academics\/undergraduate-education\/academic-advising\/advising\/external-credit\/.\">CAS External Credit page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not a student of CAS, contact your college advisor for information on the transfer credit process.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Peer Tutoring<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Check back for information near the start of the coming semester.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Romance Studies HUB Courses<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Romance Studies courses fulfill a number of different HUB topics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2024\/08\/French-HUB-Credit-Courses-3.pdf\">French<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2024\/08\/Italian-HUB-Credit-Courses-1.pdf\">Italian<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2024\/08\/Portuguese-HUB-Credit-Courses-1.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/rs\/files\/2024\/08\/Spanish-Hub-Credit-Courses-2.pdf\">Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Major &amp; Minor Request Forms<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>For students in CAS, please use the following links to request a major and\/or minor change. For students in other colleges, please reach out to your college advising office for the correct forms\/procedure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/cas-advising-major-declaration-form\/\">Major Declaration Form<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/academics\/undergraduate-education\/academic-advising\/advising\/minor-declaration-form\/\">Minor Declaration Form<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For students in any college, please also contact the RS Department at <a href=\"mailto:rstudies@bu.edu\">rstudies@bu.edu<\/a> so that we can connect you with a major\/minor advisor!<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Graduating with Departmental Honors<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Please see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2012\/11\/Spanish-Honors_2012-2013.pdf\"> Honors Program in Spanish<\/a> for more information on requirements for achieving honors in Spanish.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/08\/Rev.Honors-Program-in-Italian-Studies.pdf\"> Honors Program in Italian Studies<\/a> for more information on requirements for achieving honors in Italian Studies.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Global House<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The Global House Living-Learning Community welcomes students who are passionate about languages and cultures.\u00a0 Through this co-curricular experience, Global House residents explore together what it means to be globally diverse and build on the University\u2019s effort \u201cto continue to foster the engagement of Boston University in the city and the world.\u201d\u00a0 In the true spirit of a Living-Learning community, learning will extend to all aspects of the Global House experience. Students collaboratively develop cultural programming while developing intercultural literacy and building community. Students engage in weekly meetings with their Language Cluster, participate in the Global House Discussion series, attend cultural and community activities, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomores, juniors and seniors who are proficient in one of the following languages at the second-semester level (112) or above are invited to apply. The Language Clusters currently available are: African Languages, Arabic (Modern Standard), Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to apply please reach out to the Director of Global House, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/profile\/lillie-webb\/\">Lillie Webb<\/a>, or visit the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/academics\/undergraduate-education\/special-academic-opportunities\/language-learning-at-cas\/bu-global-house\/\">Global House website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Study Abroad<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Many courses that you take abroad can count toward your major or minor. See programs in the languages we offer here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/find\/?subject=35907\">Spanish Study Abroad Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/find\/?subject=35922\">French Study Abroad Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/find\/?subject=35943\">Italian Study Abroad Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Undergraduate Student Organizations<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/frenchclubBU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.01.20-PM-627x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"152\" class=\"wp-image-20659 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.01.20-PM-627x636.png 627w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.01.20-PM-768x779.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.01.20-PM-1009x1024.png 1009w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.01.20-PM-591x600.png 591w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.01.20-PM-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.01.20-PM.png 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FrenchClubBU\/?&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=bu_romance_studies_french_program_newsletter&amp;utm_term=2020-06-29\" data-link-id=\"340426862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU&#8217;s French Club &#8211; L&#8217;Association Francophone de BU<\/a><span>\u00a0is BU&#8217;s student-run organization for French learners and native speakers on campus. Their goal is to build a French-speaking community on campus, and they do this through events geared toward bringing together native speakers from all backgrounds\/countries with french learners. Click the French Club logo\u00a0 and check them out!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BUItalianStudentsAssociation\/?&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=bu_romance_studies_italian_program_newsletter&amp;utm_term=2020-06-27\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/447d3fbc6694d20ea80177a356a9d74f2d7daeb2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"153\" class=\"wp-image-20660 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BUItalianStudentsAssociation\/?&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=bu_romance_studies_italian_program_newsletter&amp;utm_term=2020-06-27\" data-link-id=\"340243976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Italian Student Association<\/a><span>\u00a0is BU&#8217;s student-run organization for native speakers and students interested in Italian culture\/language. Their goal is to build an Italian community on campus, and they\u00a0do this through events geared toward bringing together native speakers with Italian-learners together to speak and experience Italian culture. Click the BUISA logo and check them out!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">BU Italian Language Learners Club<\/h4>\n<p>We are a community of Italian language learners at Boston University. Our group is dedicated to learning and practicing Italian while fostering a community with fellow language learners. We welcome all BU students, regardless of their level of Italian proficiency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2024\/09\/2024-Italian-Language-Learners-Flyer.pdf\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/illclub.bu\/\">Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/BUBrazil\/about\/?ref=page_internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.08.00-PM-636x453.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-20661 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.08.00-PM-636x453.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.08.00-PM-768x547.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.08.00-PM-1024x729.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.08.00-PM-800x570.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.08.00-PM.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BUBrazil\/\">Boston University Brazilian Association<\/a>\u00a0<span>is BU&#8217;s student-run organization dedicated to the exploration and celebration of the wonderful country, Brazil. Native Portuguese speakers and learners alike are encouraged to participate!\u00a0 Click the BUBA logo and check them out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.18.19-PM-636x584.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"145\" class=\"wp-image-20665 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.18.19-PM-636x584.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.18.19-PM-768x706.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.18.19-PM-1024x941.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.18.19-PM-653x600.png 653w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/files\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-10-at-3.18.19-PM.png 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alianzalatinabu.com\/\">Alianza Latina<\/a>\u00a0<span>is\u00a0Boston University&#8217;s Latin American\u00a0Student Union dedicated to creating a home for students who want to embrace all aspects of Latin American\u00a0culture. Their events cover a wide array of subjects that allow Terriers to learn about\u00a0Latin American culture,\u00a0and to participate in community service, professional and social events throughout the year.\u00a0Click the logo and check them out!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources to plan your undergraduate career in Romance Studies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15047,"featured_media":25041,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/landing.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20226"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27361,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20226\/revisions\/27361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}