The Language Skills Requirement and Placement Questions:
A Guidebook for Students and Advisors

1. This site is intended to help students and advisors know what modern language courses are appropriate for students with different backgrounds, as well as to answer questions regarding the language requirement. There are always exceptional cases that may not fit well in these scenarios. Those cases should always be referred to someone in the Modern Languages department who teaches the language of interest.

Although they are related, issues regarding the language requirement and placement are dealt with differently. Choose one of the following options to begin:

2. The Language Skills Requirement of the Common Curriculum

3. Placement into a Course in the Modern Languages Department