European Studies B.A.

Foreign Language Requirement for European Studies Major

The European Studies Majors are required to complete the intermediate level of a foreign language in a European language by graduation. In most cases, the intermediate level of a foreign language is equivalent to the completion of the sixth quarter at UCLA (ex. completion of French 6). Some languages do not offer six quarters of a language, in which case please consult the major worksheet or contact the European Studies Advising Office (ex. Dutch 103).

Note: Students minoring in European Studies do not have to complete a language requirement.

Acceptable Languages:

The European Studies Major accepts: Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Serbian/Croatian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish. For other language requests, please contact the European Studies Advising Office.

Exemptions:

You may be exempted from the Foreign Language requirement for the following reasons:

• Completion of a Language Placement Test. Placement Tests are offered through the Department of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures, Department of French and Francophone Studies, Department of Germanic Languages, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Please be aware of the dates of placement test.
• AP Test credit can be accepted depending on the AP score. Please contact our Advising Office.
• International Students from an European country may be exempt. Please contact our Advising Office.
• Students who attended a high school were the primary language of instruction was in an European language may be exempt. Please contact our Advising Office.