The Language Proficiency Requirement:
- Students entering UNC Charlotte before the Fall
Semester of 2003 are subject to the OLD General Education
Requirements, which means that they must demonstrate
foreign language proficiency through the 1102 or 1202
course level. For further details on how you may satisfy
this requirement, see GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS SEEKING
TO MEET THEIR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE OLD GENERAL
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Note: Some departments also require
students subject to the OLD General Education Requirements
to complete a 2000-level course (or above) in a foreign
language that uses the Latin alphabet (French, German,
Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.) or in American
Sign Language. Currently, the following departments
have such a requirement: African-American and African
Studies, Art, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice,
English, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political
Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology
and Anthropology, and Social Work. Majors in International
Studies and International Business must complete departmental
language requirements beyond the first-semester 2000
level. For further details on how you may satisfy
the OLD General Education requirement plus the departmental
language requirement, see GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS
SEEKING TO MEET THEIR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE
NEW GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
- Students entering UNC Charlotte in the Fall Semester
of 2003 or later are subject to the NEW General Education
Requirements, which stipulate that only students majoring
in a B.A. program in the College of Arts and Sciences
must study a foreign language. Those students are
required to complete either a 2000-level course (or
above) in a language that uses the Latin alphabet
(French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish,
etc.) or a 1202-level course in a language that does
not use the Latin alphabet (Chinese, Greek, Hebrew,
Japanese, Russian, etc.). For further details on how
you may satisfy this requirement, see GUIDELINES FOR
STUDENTS SEEKING TO MEET THEIR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
UNDER THE NEW GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO MEET THEIR LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENT UNDER THE OLD GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
To satisfy UNC Charlotte’s OLD General Education Requirement
you must demonstrate foreign language proficiency through
the 1102 or 1202 course level. Proficiency may be certified
in one of the following ways:
- Completion of any UNC Charlotte course in French,
German, or Spanish at the 1102 level or above, except
for classes in which reading materials are in English,
such as FREN 2209, GERM 3030, GERM 3050, GERM 3160,
SPAN 2009, SPAN 3009, SPAN 3019, SPAN 3029, SPAN 3160.
- Completion of any UNC Charlotte course in Chinese,
Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese,
or Russian at the 1202 level or above, except for
classes in which reading materials are in English,
such as JAPN 3209, RUSS 3050, RUSS 3203.
- Transfer from another college or university of foreign
language credits at the 1102/1202 level or above.
This includes credits derived from a foreign language
test such as AP or CLEP.
- Satisfactory performance on a UNC Charlotte Language
Placement Test in French, German, Italian, Latin,
or Spanish. You may take the test in one of these
languages only if your transcript shows earned credits
in that language (at least one high school unit or
one semester in college) or you can prove that you
have other experience with the language. You may take
a test in a given language no more than twice; if
you fail on the first attempt, you must wait at least
three months before retaking the test.
- Completion of three years of high school college-prep
studies in a single foreign language, which must include
level III or above. Students wishing to continue studying
this language at UNC Charlotte must take the language's
placement exam to determine their proficiency level.
- Completion of one year's study of American Sign
Language at another college or university (e.g., ASL
111 and 112 at CPCC). UNC Charlotte does not offer
classes in American Sign Language.
Native speakers of languages other than English may
not take first-year classes for credit in their native
language (e.g., native Spanish speakers may not receive
credit for SPAN 1100, 1101, or 1102), but otherwise
they may satisfy the requirement via any of the six
options listed above. If your native language is not
English and we do not administer a placement exam for
your language, you may satisfy the foreign language
requirement by completing ENGL 1102 and presenting a
transcript showing classes taken in your language in
your native country. You may also prove proficiency
by submitting to a test administered by someone (other
than a relative) who is competent and/or certified to
evaluate your ability in the language. The individual
must complete this form and forward it along with the
assessment of your language proficiency to the Department
of Languages and Culture Studies, UNC Charlotte, 9201
University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28223. The
application form is available online,
or you can pick up a copy in the office of Languages
and Culture Studies.
GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO MEET THEIR LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENT UNDER THE NEW GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
To satisfy UNC Charlotte’s NEW General Education Requirement
you must complete either a 2000-level course (or above)
in a foreign language that uses the Latin alphabet (French,
German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.) or
in a 1202-level course in a language that does not use
the Latin alphabet (Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese,
Russian, etc.). Intermediate American Sign Language
is also accepted. Proficiency at this level may be certified
in one of the following ways:
- Completion of any UNC Charlotte course in a language
which uses the Latin alphabet (French, German, Italian,
Latin, Portuguese, or Spanish)
at or above the 2000 level, except for classes in
which reading materials are in English, such as FREN
2209, GERM 3030, GERM 3050, GERM 3160, SPAN 2009,
SPAN 3009, SPAN 3019, SPAN 3029, SPAN 3160.
- Completion of any UNC Charlotte course in a language
which does not use the Latin alphabet (Chinese, Greek,
Hebrew, Japanese, or Russian) at or above the 1202
level, except for classes in which reading materials
are in English, such as JAPN 3209, RUSS 3050, RUSS
3203.
- Transfer from another college or university of
foreign language credits at or above the 2000 level.
This includes credits derived from a foreign language
test such as AP or CLEP.
- Satisfactory performance on a UNC Charlotte Language
Placement Test in French, German, Italian, Latin,
or Spanish. You may take the test in one of these
languages only if your transcript shows earned credits
in that language (at least one high school unit or
one semester in college) or you can prove that you
have other experience with the language. You may take
a test in a given language no more than twice; if
you fail on the first attempt, you must wait at least
three months before retaking the test.
- Completion of American Sign Language at or above
the 2000 level at another college or university (e.g.,
ASL 111, 112, and 211 at CPCC). UNC Charlotte does
not offer classes in American Sign Language.
Native speakers of languages other than English may
not take first-year classes for credit in their native
language (e.g., native Spanish speakers may not receive
credit for SPAN 1100, 1101, or 1102), but otherwise
they may satisfy the requirement via any of the five
options listed above. If your native language is not
English and we do not administer a placement exam for
your language, you may satisfy the foreign language
requirement by completing ENGL 1102 and presenting a
transcript showing classes taken in your language in
your native country. You may also prove proficiency
by submitting to a test administered by someone (other
than a relative) who is competent and/or certified to
evaluate your ability in the language. The individual
must complete this form and forward it along with the
assessment of your language proficiency to the Department
of Languages and Culture Studies, UNC Charlotte, 9201
University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28223. The
application form is available online,
or you can pick up a copy in the office of Languages
and Culture Studies.
Updated June 9, 2004, by Michèle Bissière
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