Does Stanford ever waive the foreign language requirement for a student with disabilities?
The foreign language requirement is not waived at Stanford. All students are expected to complete one year of college- level study in a foreign language, or the equivalent. Students can fulfill the requirement in any of four ways: • complete three quarters of a first year-language course (American Sign Language, Greek, and Latin are all acceptable); • score a 4 or 5 on the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Advanced Placement test in a foreign language; • score 600 or better on the SAT II Subjects Tests in a foreign language; • take a diagnostic test in a particular language which either places them out of the requirement or diagnoses them as needing, one, two, or three more quarters of college-level study. If a student has a documented disability which precludes fulfillment of the foreign language requirement by any of the preceding ways, in rare instances it may be possible to substitute three cultural classes for the foreign language requirement.
Related Questions
- Does IAS admit students who have not completed the foreign language requirement? May a student make up foreign language while majoring in the IAS Program?
- Can a student take a foreign language course as Pass/Fail to satisfy the LL requirement?
- How do I know if a student has met the foreign language proficiency requirement?
