World Languages and Cultures Approved Courses - Group II or World Languages and Cultures Requirement

Most Arts and Sciences degrees require as a minimum:

• Graduation from a high school where all instruction was conducted in a language other than English;
• Demonstrate proficiency in the language on the 2020 course level;
• Having completed four years of one language in high school (student must have completed the fourth level, for example, Spanish IV, and received credit for those courses);
• Up to 16 hours in one language, or fewer by advanced placement

BGSU offers language sequences in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Spanish.

Generally, for a student having completed less than the fourth level of a world language in high school, your placement in language courses is determined by your previous language experience or a language placement score.

American Sign Language (ASL) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 (consult with an academic advisor)
Arabic 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 (subject to availability)
Chinese 1010, 1020, plus 6 additional hours from CHIN 2010, 2020, 2150, 2160, 3120 or 4150
French 1010, 1020, 2010, and either 2020 or 2120#
German 1010, 1020, plus 6 additional hours from GERM 2010, 2020, 2150#, 2160#, 2170, 2180, 2310, 2600#, 3310, 3600#, 4150#
Greek 1010, 1020, plus 6 additional hours from GRK 2010, 2020, and LAT course or any CLCV course
Italian 1010, 1020, 2010, plus 3 additional hours from ITAL 2020, 2610 or 2620
Japanese 1010, 1020 plus 6 additional hours from 2010, 2020, 2150#, 2160#, 3120# and 4150#
Latin 1010, 1020, plus 6 additional hours from LAT 2010, 2020 and GRK course or any CLCV course
Russian 1010, 1020, plus 6 additional hours from RUSN 2010, 2020, 2150#, 2160#, 3120#, 3130#
Spanish 1010, 1020, 2010, and either 2020, 2030 or 2120#

NOTES:

1. It is best to take language courses early in your college career.
2. You may be asked to submit a high school transcript or other documentation for verification.
   
3. In some instances, you may be able to combine culture courses, which are taught in English (#), with traditional 1010, 1020, and 2010 language courses.