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Expand your Cultural Competency 馃寧

Learning a foreign language requires more than a mastery of conjugation鈥攂y immersing yourself in another culture, you can develop global skills that are indispensable in today鈥檚 modern workforce. The can help you reach a level of competency in a foreign language that broadens your worldview and allows you to clearly and openly exchange ideas and opinions with people of other cultures.听

Language Requirements

Language requirements vary depending on your chosen major. If you鈥檙e still exploring majors, we recommend that you take the language placement test in case you would like to continue studying that same language.

  • French and Spanish: If you had French and/or Spanish in high school, then you'll need to take the . It is important that you take this before you arrive on campus so we can place you into the appropriate level of language.
  • Latin and Ancient Greek: Latin and Greek fulfill your language requirement and may help you prepare for law school or medical school in the future. If you took at least two years of either language, you should take the Latin or Greek placement exam . Questions? Contact Dr. Karen Rosenbecker at krosenbe@loyno.edu.听
  • German and Italian: Have you studied German or Italian? For these languages, we do not test, but you will interview with a professor when you arrive on campus.听听

On the basis of these placement tests, you may be exempt from the language requirement or placed in an appropriate level course for continued study. No credit is awarded for performance on placement tests. No matter what your placement, you may always start studying a new language!听

  • A score of 4 or 5 on a CEEB Advanced Placement exam fulfills the requirement and gives credit for a 201 course (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish).听
  • Students who receive AP credit in French or Spanish and wish to continue studying that language may choose a 300 level course to take.听听听
Study Abroad at Loyola

Do you want to study your foreign language where it is widely spoken as a first language? offer immersive language learning experiences鈥攜ou can live and learn your language for a January term, summer, a semester, or longer! The study abroad information sessions and the study abroad outreach table at Resource Central during will share current opportunities for Loyola students. It's never too early to start planning for study abroad. .



鈥淚 learned so much during my month in South Korea. I think this has been my favorite experience since my time in Loyola. The classes were a great time and the way they taught was exactly my learning style.鈥 鈥擬onica Basilio, Summer Program in South Korea

Your To-Do List

鉁斕 If you haven鈥檛 heard from your Krewe Leader yet, please contact Assistant Director of Student Life Tia Teamer at tateame2@loyno.edu or 504.865.3622.

鉁 Submit your Loyola ID photo in the by July 1.听

鉁 Complete your by August 14.

鉁 Complete your by September 12.听

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