The Department offers major courses of study in French and Spanish.
All levels of language, civilization, and literature courses are offered in these two languages.

• The French major consists of 27 credits above second year (6 credits literature, 6 credits culture, 6 credits electives, 6 credits conversation and composition, and 3 credits advanced grammar).
  
• The Spanish major requires 28 credits above the second year (at least one language course, one literature course, and one culture course, all at the 400 level). All courses in Spanish must receive a C grade or better to count towards the major requirements.
  
• All in-major courses in French or Spanish must be passed with a grade of C or better in order to count toward fulfillment of the major requirements.
  
• Since spring semester 2004, all French and Spanish majors, double majors, and teaching licensure candidates are required to do an oral proficiency assessment EXIT interview with one of the department’s OPI faculty examiners, before the end of the semester in which they plan to graduate. Interviewees receive from the department an official letter documenting the level of proficiency achieved on the ACTFL OPI Scale. Arrangements for the interview should be made by contacting the Modern Languages departmental administrative assistant, Ms. Susan Baker, at sbaker@uakron.ed or by calling 330-972-7486.

  All teaching licensure students currently also are required to do an oral proficiency assessment ENTRANCE interview, for the purposes of placement. The department is studying ways of extending this requirement to all French and Spanish majors and double majors in the future.

• Minors are offered in French and Spanish.
  A minimum of 18 credits in the language is required for a minor.
  These may include up to 6 credits of 201 and 202 taken for a grade.
  12 or more credits must be taken at the 300- or 400- level.
  A maximum of 6 bypass credits may be counted toward a minor
  (as specified on page 172 of the 2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin).
  
• The Department of Modern Languages also offers two years of Japanese and Russian.
  
• The Department hosts chapters of three National Language Honor Societies.
  
• Language tutoring is handled in the Tutorial Services office in Carroll Hall room 215;
  the phone number is 330-972-6552.

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Dept Policies re Acad Dishonesty, Appeal Process, "C Rule", Transient/transfer credit

Information for students of French

Information for students of Spanish

Rules governing Individual Reading (in PDF format)

Application form to request an Individual Reading (in PDF format)

The Master's Degree in Spanish

Information Concerning Licensure in the Teaching of Foreign Languages

College Policy concerning graduation with Honors

 

UPDATED OCTOBER 2007