Please review the requirements to waive the Gen Ed Languages Other Than English Requirement.
This requirement is considered satisfied for students who have:
- completed three or more years of a foreign language in high school with a course grade in the third year of 85, or B, or better
- passed a Regents “Checkpoint B” Examination or a Regents-approved equivalent in a foreign language, with a score of 85 or above (exam no longer offered, but scores earned during the period the exam was offered will be honored)
- earned a score of 530 or better on an SAT II Subject Test in a foreign language (exam no longer offered, but scores earned during the period the exam was offered will be honored)
- demonstrated competency in a language other than English, including languages not currently offered for formal instruction at this university. Students may demonstrate competency by:
- taking a language proficiency test through the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Brigham Young Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), or Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (Defense Language Proficiency Test, DLPT), and
- providing documentary proof of proficiency at the Elementary I level (i.e., one college semester of instruction)
providing documentary proof of legal residence or citizenship in a country whose official language is a language other than English
Please note: If approved, confirmation of your proficiency in a language other than English will be used to satisfy your Languages Other Than English General Education Requirement; however, you will receive ZERO (0) credits.