Language Other Than English — UC Irvine
All students are required to complete a third quarter of approved college-level study in any language other than English; earn credit for four years of high school study in a single language other than English with a C average or higher in the third year; score 4 or 5 on any College Board Advanced Placement examination in a language other than English; score 570 or higher on a College Board SAT Subject Test in a language other than English, with the exception of the test in Modern Hebrew, for which a score of 500 or better is required; complete an approved course of study in an Education Abroad Program in a non-English-speaking country; or achieve the equivalent, as determined by an appropriate and available means of evaluation.
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
All students must complete two years (through the intermediate level) of a single modern or ancient language other than English or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.
Comparative Literature
REQUIRED: In addition to the School requirement, at the upper division level, two courses in a single language other than English or two courses in two different languages other than English; if a classical language is selected, two years are required.
European Studies
REQUIRED: Two years of college-level French, German, Classical Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.
Global Cultures
RECOMMENDED: Augment foreign language competence beyond minimum required by the School; participation in UC Education Abroad Program.
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Chicano/Latino Studies
REQUIRED: Spanish through the first course of intermediate or second-year Spanish.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
International Studies
REQUIRED: Competence in an approved modern international language other than English, as demonstrated by completion of five quarters (four semesters) of the language, or by passing a proficiency examination. Competency in languages other than Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian will be on a case-by-case basis in consultation with a faculty adviser.
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