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MA & PhD Programs: Foreign Language Requirement
Foreign Language Requirement |
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A student is required to demonstrate reading knowledge of a language other than English or Spanish. The language should be useful and relevant to the student's planned course of study. Technically, this foreign language requirement is an entrance requirement for the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Students are urged to fulfill this requirement as early as possible in the course of their studies if they have not already fulfilled it in their undergraduate work. French is the recommended language for Ph.D. Students . Other languages can be substituted if justified by the needs of dissertation research.
The language requirement may be fulfilled in any one of the following ways:
1. Having taken as an undergraduate twelve (12) credit hours in a language other than English or Spanish with a grade of B or better in each class.
2. Having taken, or taking while studying for the M.A. or Ph.D., nine (9) credit hours in a foreign language in which the first six credits are "intensive" or "experimental" (otherwise, twelve [12] credits are required as in 1. above). The grade for these courses must be B or better in each class. (These classes can also be taken under provisions of the Certification 8-A [1973-74] exam.)
3. Passing the foreign language exam offered every semester by the Department of Foreign Languages.
4. Taking and successfully completing a one-year "Language as a Research Tool" course (six credits) offered by the Department of Foreign Languages for graduate students. The courses (usually French) will be offered on a rotation basis, and the availability of professors for the courses may affect the rotation.
Students interested in taking these courses should ascertain when the language they are interested in will be offered. Questions should be directed to the Director of the Foreign Language Department. Students should consult their advisers when deciding on a language.
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