Bachelor of Arts in Modern Language

The Department of Modern Languages provides majors a curriculum designed to enable students to acquire competency in all the major dimensions of modern languages. A degree in Modern Languages will lead to careers in language teaching, translating and interpreting, and literary analysis as well as to opportunities in international business, diplomacy, and education. Students may earn credit for beginning and intermediate modern language courses (100 and 200 level) by passing credit/placement examinations. Students with three or more years of high school credit and native speakers should consult the department office before registration. The modern language credit/placement examinations are scheduled to be given each quarter on the day before the first day of class. The exact time, place, and date of the examinations are listed on the calendar page of the quarterly class schedules. Students register for a credit/ placement exam by enrolling in the E01 section of the appropriate 100 or 200 level course.