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Core Curriculum - Foreign Language (FL)



Foreign Language (FL)
ARB 101/102 Elementary Arabic FL
CHI 101/102 Elementary Chinese FL
CROA 101/102 Elementary Croatian FL
CZE 101/102 Elementary Czech FL
DUT 101/102 Elementary Dutch FL
FR 101/102 Elementary French FL
FR 103 French First Year Review FL
GN 101/102 Elementary German FL
GN 103 Accelerated Elementary German FL
GN 111 Accelerated Elementary German FL
GN 112 Accelerated Intermediate German FL
GR 101/102 Elementary Greek FL
HEB 101/102 Elementary Hebrew FL
HIN 101/102 Elementary Hindi FL
INDO 101/102 Elementary Indonesian FL
IT 101/102 Elementary Italian FL
JA 101/102 Elementary Japanese FL
KOR 101/102 Elementary Korean FL
LA 101/102 Elementary Latin FL
MDGR 101/102 Modern Greek FL
NOR 101/102 Elementary Norwegian FL
POL 101/102 Elementary Polish FL
POR 101/102 Elementary Portuguese FL
RUS 101/102 Elementary Russian FL
RUS 111/112 Accelerated Elementary Russian FL
SAN 101/102 Elementary Sanskrit FL
SP 101/102 Elementary Spanish FL
SP 103 Intensive Review Introductory Spanish FL
SWA 101/102 Elementary Swahili FL
SWED 101/102 Elementary Swedish FL
THAI 101/102 Elementary Thai FL
TURK 101/102 Elementary Turkish FL
URDU 101/102 Elementary Urdu FL
VIET 101/102 Elementary Vietnamese FL

Students must earn a grade of "C" or higher in the first semester course of a two- semester sequence before enrolling in the second course. Students with two or more high school units of a foreign language will be assigned to foreign language courses by the foreign language advisers on the basis of placement test scores. Students placed into FR 103, SP 103 or intermediate courses (FR 201, SP 201) will satisfy this requirement in one semester. Students can also satisfy the foreign language requirement through the CLEP examination program. For details about advanced placement or credit by examination, consult the appropriate language department.

Non-native speakers of English may fulfill the foreign language requirement by qualifying for enrollment in freshman composition (EN 120, EN 121, or EN 101) based on results of The University of Alabama administered English Proficiency Examination, or by having credit for successful completion of EN 101 from a regionally accredited U.S institution. This process merely satisfies the requirement and does not result in the award of credit hours.