Foreign Language and Culture

For B.A. Degree  Candidates

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree cannot use foreign culture courses to fulfill their foreign language requirement. The B.A. degree will count foreign language credit gained through advanced placement or credit-by-exam. Speak with your academic advisor if you need help determining the fourth semester proficiency level in the language you wish to study.

For B.S.A. Degree Candidates

Foreign language or foreign culture is optional for the Language, Arts, and Culture requirement for B.S.A. students.

1. No minimum amount of foreign language is required to apply foreign language toward the requirement.
2. A maximum of six semester hours earned through advanced placement or credit-by-exam may count toward the Language, Arts, and Culture requirement.
3. If foreign culture is chosen, no minimum number of courses from the foreign culture categories is required.
4. If foreign culture is chosen, the courses must be taken from the pre-approved Natural Sciences Foreign Culture Category lists shown below.

For B.S. Degree Candidates

Foreign language and/or foreign culture is required for many B.S. degrees:

1. 2nd semester proficiency in a single foreign language
2. 1st semester proficiency and a foreign culture course from the same language area (e.g., Spanish and Central and South America category)
3. Two foreign culture courses from a single foreign culture category.

B.S. degree plans will count foreign language credit gained through advanced placement or credit-by-exam. If foreign culture courses are chosen, they must be taken from the pre-approved Natural Sciences Foreign Culture Category lists shown below.

Foreign Culture Categories

All courses below are for BSA and BS 2nd semester foreign language proficiency: