Undergraduate
The Department of Foreign Languages currently offers courses in:
- Arabic language
- French language, literature, and culture
- German language (Continuing Education only)
- Italian language, literature and culture, and
- Spanish language, literature and culture.
All language programs are supported by free foreign language tutors and the state-of-the-art technology in our Language Resource Center.
Language course placement is important for all students the first time they enroll in a foreign language course. Please consult the guidelines in the College catalogue or contact a faculty member in the Department for further guidance. Students wishing to study Spanish can take the free online Spanish Placement Test to find out which level is right for them. Students who have previous experience in French, Italian, Arabic, or German, should follow the Department's placement guidelines or consult a faculty member in the Department of Foreign Languages.
Majors
The Department currently offers a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with the choice of four different concentrations:
- Professional Concentration for professional applications, including business, law, health services, social services and technical professions;
- Elementary Education Concentration for elementary and middle school teacher preparation;
- Secondary Education Concentration for middle and high school teacher preparation;
- Literature and Culture Concentration with a liberal arts focus which may apply to any number of liberal arts fields or be used as preparation for graduate studies in literature.
Minors
- French Minor
- Italian Minor
- Spanish Minor
- Foreign Languages Minor
For the French, Italian or Spanish minor, students must earn 15 credits above the elementary level. Typically, 6 intermediate-level credits (201 and 202), plus nine additional credits earned by completing 3 courses chosen from the 300, 400 or 500 series. The Foreign Languages Minor is a combination of any two languages offered by the Department, with emphasis on one language in particular in which a student might already have some preparation. It requires 18 combined credits, at least 12 of which must be above the elementary level, and must be approved by the Chairperson of the Department of Foreign Languages.
Literature in Translation sequence: FLT251 and FLT252
These two courses in Continental European Literature in Translation may be taken to satisfy the college-wide Division I Literature Sequence requirement. This sequence is one of the two dozen options that students have (see the current course schedule for the list) to fulfill this core requirement.
Foreign Language Flowsheets