What is the foreign language requirement and course placement policy for students in the College of Communications?
All students at Penn State who are pursuing a Bachelor Arts degree, including College of Communications students, are required to reach the “12th credit level of proficiency” in one foreign language in order to graduate. Students reach the “12th credit level of proficiency” by completing a level 003 foreign language course at Penn State ( SPAN 003, FR 003, GER 003, etc.). Students’ placement in foreign language courses is based on the number of high school Carnegie Units (years) completed in the same foreign language. For example, students who completed 0-1 years of a foreign language in high school are expected to begin study in that foreign language at the 001 level at Penn State, and would eventually need to also complete levels 002 and 003 of that same foreign language to reach the “12th credit level of proficiency” for graduation. Likewise, students who completed 2-3 years of the same foreign language in high school are expected to begin study of that foreign language at the 002 l
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