What is the Foreign Language requirement for the USC College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences?
The foreign language requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways 1.) earning a passing grade in Course III of a foreign language sequence at USC or its equivalent elsewhere, or 2.) Scoring on the placement examination at a level considered by the language program as equivalent to the completion of Course III, or 3.) Scoring on a national or statewide examination ( i.e. AP/IB) at a level set by the department and approved by the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, or 4.) If you are fluent in a language other than those used to meet the language requirement at USC, passing a competency exam of advanced language skills, administered at USC, subject to the availability of suitable academic examiners. The competency exam will test proficiency in speaking, reading and writing skills.
