Academic Policies
Second Language Requirements
Policy revised 6/18/07: additional option for international students.
Second language requirements vary depending on whether you are in a B.A or
a non-B.A degree program.
For all students in B.A. degree programs: fourth-semester skill
level in a second language is required. B.A. degree students may fulfill
this requirement with one
of the following options:
- Scoring the equivalent of fourth-semester skill level on an entrance or
placement examination administered by The University of Arizona.
- Completion of a two-course sequence beyond the second semester of
post-secondary language instruction.
- Completion with a C or higher of a 300- or 400-level language course at
the post-secondary level.
- Completion of one course beyond the third semester in combination with
an AP (Advanced Placement) score or a CLEP (College Level Entrance
Program) score determined by the individual language department.
- An AP or CLEP language score as listed below.
| |
AP score |
CLEP score |
| French |
2 or higher |
63 or higher |
| German |
3 or higher |
60 or higher |
| Latin |
5 or higher |
-- |
| Spanish |
2 or higher |
62 or higher |
- A minimum of one semester study abroad in a language program approved by
the appropriate language department as the equivalent of fourth-semester
skill level.
For all students in non-B.A. degree programs: second-semester skill level in a second language is required. Non-B.A.
degree students may fulfill this requirement with
one of the following options:
- Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or
placement examination administered by The University of Arizona.
- Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the
post-secondary level.
- An AP (Advanced Placement) or CLEP (College Level Entrance
Program) language score as listed below.
| |
AP score |
CLEP score |
| French |
2 or higher |
49 or higher |
| German |
3 or higher |
46 or higher |
| Latin |
3 or higher |
-- |
| Spanish |
2 or higher |
50 or higher |
- In the College of Engineering by a method determined within
the College; however, all students in the college must also take a
language placement examination on entrance to the University.
U.S. students who are native speakers of a language other than English (e.g.
Spanish, American Sign Language, Navajo) may satisfy the requirement through a
proficiency exam administered by the appropriate department.
International students who are native speakers of languages other than English may fulfill the second language requirement with the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), provided that it was an admissions requirement and their score was satisfactory for admission to the University of Arizona. U.S. citizens and international students from countries where English is the official language may not use the TOEFL to satisfy the Second Language Requirement; those students must meet the requirement through one of the options stated above.
All questions about language proficiency exams should be directed to the
department that will evaluate proficiency. If you want to be tested in a
language that is not taught by a UA department, contact:
Department of Linguistics
Douglass Building, Room 200E
The University of Arizona
PO Box 210028
Tucson, AZ 85721-0028
Phone: (520) 621-6897
Fax: (520) 626-9014
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