Language Other Than English — UC Berkeley

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COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY

Chemistry majors must satisfy the foreign language requirement by one of the methods described below, by the time they complete 90 semester units:

1. A letter grade of C- or higher in the third year of a high school foreign language;
2. Demonstrated proficiency in foreign language by exam (for additional information, visit haas.berkeley.edu/undergrad/foreign_language.html);
3. Grade of at least C- in third quarter or second semester of foreign language, comparable to course taught at UC Berkeley.

COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The College of Letters and Science and Haas School of Business have a language requirement to ensure that students obtain some knowledge of a language of another culture. Junior transfers must fulfill the requirement before admission. Students may satisfy the foreign language breadth requirement in any of the following ways:

1. A letter grade of C- or higher in the third year of a high school foreign language;
2. Demonstrated proficiency in foreign language by SAT II, AP or GCE A level examination;
3. Grade of at least C- in third quarter or second semester of foreign language, comparable to an equivalent course taught at UC Berkeley. (The Haas School will also accept a grade of Pass.) Foreign language requirements and recommendations for majors in the College of Letters and Science are described below.

Asian Studies

REQUIRED: One year (two semesters) of a language appropriate to the area of regional specialization.

Astrophysics

RECOMMENDED: Reading knowledge of at least one of the following languages: French, German or Russian.

Comparative Literature

REQUIRED: Prepared to begin upper division work in at least one foreign language when major is declared.

Development Studies

REQUIRED: Four semesters of a language other than English.

English

RECOMMENDED: Study of a foreign language.

Film

REQUIRED: Third college-level semester of one foreign language or second college-level semester of two foreign languages. All natural languages are acceptable. Only courses that include reading and composition as well as conversation may be used.

Integrative Biology

RECOMMENDED: Further study of a foreign language.

Latin American Studies

REQUIRED: Four semesters of Spanish or four semesters of Portuguese.

Linguistics

REQUIRED: Appropriate ancient and/or modern language as determined by consultation with adviser.

Middle Eastern Studies

REQUIRED: Two years of a Middle Eastern language appropriate to area of concentration.

Near Eastern Studies

REQUIRED: An elementary course in one of the following languages: Arabic, Persian, Hebrew or Turkish.

Peace and Conflict Studies

REQUIRED: Four semesters of a language other than English.

Political Economy of Industrial Societies

REQUIRED: Four semesters of a language other than English.

Religious Studies

REQUIRED: For an honors degree or for students planning graduate studies only, upper division coursework in a language pertinent to a religious tradition: for Christianity, Latin or Greek; for Judaism, Biblical Hebrew; for Hinduism, Sanskrit; for Buddhism, Tibetan, Chinese or Sanskrit.

South and Southeast Asian Studies

REQUIRED: Extensive training in the major language of the area studied.