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College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral & Social Sciences

Language Proficiency Requirement

Certain majors in the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences require students to pass a 200-level class or demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English.  The CHABSS college community values learning a language other than English as a part of the foundation of a liberal arts education.  Language proficiency enhances the students’ educational experience and builds skills needed to compete in a globalized world.

Language Proficiency Requirement can be met in one of the following ways:

  • Complete the equivalent of one intermediate-level course (must be 200 level - excluding courses focused solely on oral conversation skills) in any language other than English at the college or community college level, with a C grade or better or CR grade (including study abroad). In order to successfully complete the 200-level course, most students take two 100-level courses and then the 200-level course;
  • Receive a score of 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement Foreign Language Examination;
  • Receive a score of 4 or higher on an International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher-Level Language A Literature Exam, or Language A Language and Literature Exam;
  • Take a College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Language Examination and receive the minimum score:
    • French Level II: 59
    • German Level II: 60
    • Spanish Level II: 63
  • Pass the TOEFL or other ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´-approved English language exam as a condition for admission into the University;
  • Complete at least three years full-time at a high-school or university where English was not the principal language of instruction;
  • ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ accepts American Sign Language (ASL) in fulfillment of this requirement. Proficiency in ASL may be demonstrated by the following:
    • having completed the equivalent of an intermediate-level ASL course (excluding courses focused on deaf culture or fingerspelling) at the college level, with a C grade or higher;
    • having completed a K-12 mainstream program using ASL interpreters;
    • having completed a K-12 deaf and hard-of-hearing full-time program.
  • Demonstrate intermediate-level language proficiency according to the latest American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines, which is currently assessed via a ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Proficiency Exam.