The Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate programs leading
to B.A. degrees and teaching degrees in Classical Languages, Classical
Studies, French, German, Spanish (Language and Literature; Spanish
for the Professions); minors in Classical Languages, Classical
Studies, French, German, Spanish, and Latin (teaching).
The Department also
offers courses in elementary and intermediate Italian and Japanese.
In all these programs, the department strives to develop academic
excellence in our students within a context of strong ethical
and moral foundations based on faith, while providing opportunities
for students to assume positions of leadership and service to
the human community through the power instilled by competence
in a second language and culture.
Most students come
to Marquette having taken many years of a language in both junior
and senior high school, experienced immersion in a foreign culture,
or both. Many students wish to continue pursuing their passions
for foreign cultures and literatures, and we encourage them to
do so. The goal of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
is to place incoming students in the most appropriate level of
foreign language study based on their previous exposure to the
language.
Students in the Klingler College
of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Communication, international
business majors in the College of Business Administration, and
speech pathology and audiology majors in the College of Health
Sciences, must satisfy a foreign language requirement for graduation.
This may be accomplished by placement, course work, or both.
College |
Majors
With
Requirement |
Requirement |
|
Arts & Sciences |
All |
B.A.: 0-14 cr. hrs./ 0-4 courses
B.S.: 0-8 cr. hrs./ 0-2 courses |
Business
Administration |
International
Business |
0-6 courses (courses 1-182) |
|
Communication |
All |
0-8 cr. hrs./0-2 courses |
| Education |
All |
0-6 cr. hrs. |
|
Engineering |
None |
0 cr. hrs. |
|
Health Sciences |
Audiology and
Speech
Pathology |
0-8 cr. hrs./0-2 courses |
|
Nursing |
None |
0 cr. hrs. |
Professional
Studies
|
None |
0 cr. hrs. |
All students
must demonstrate competency in a foreign language. The number of
credit hours to be completed may vary from 0-14, depending on the
students' proficiency and whether they are enrolled in a B.A. or
a B.S. degree program. Students coming to Marquette University directly
from high school are advised to begin language study in their freshman
year and are required to begin it no later than the first term of
the sophomore year.
The Foreign
Language requirement for students in B.A. degree programs may be
completed with 0-4 courses in the language. The number of credit
hours to be completed may vary from 0-14, depending on the student's
proficiency and level of placement.
For students who wish to study French, German, or Spanish as
a new language, and have not studied, or had previous experience
with or exposure to the language, the requirement may be completed
in three to four terms of the same language. Students who earn
an AB or better in Elementary Language 2 may elect to complete
the requirement with Concentrated Intermediate Language 10 in
place of Intermediate Language 3 and 4.
For students who are placed at the Intensive Elementary 9 level
in Spanish, the language requirement may be completed
by taking 9, 3 and 4, or 9 and 10 (if the student has earned an
AB or better in 9).
For students who wish to study Classical Greek, Italian, Japanese,
or Latin as a new language, and have not studied, or had previous
experience with or exposure to the language, only the four-term
sequence (Language 1-4) is available.
The Foreign Language requirement for students enrolled in B.S. degree
programs may be completed with 0-2 courses in the language. The
number of credit hours to be completed may vary from 0-8, depending
on the student's proficiency and level of placement.
For students who wish to study French, German, Classical Greek,
Italian, Japanese, Latin, or Spanish as a new language, and have
not studied, or had previous experience with or exposure to the
language, the requirement may be completed in two terms of the
same language by completing Elementary Language 1 and 2 .
For students who are placed at the Intensive Elementary 9 in
Spanish, or the Concentrated Intermediate 10 levels
in French, German, or Spanish, the requirement may be completed
with one course.
Students with previous study of a language, who are placed at
level 3, may complete the requirement with Intermediate Language
3 and 4.
1. Students who have never studied the language, or are beginning
the study of
a new language, do not have to take a Placement Examination. They should
register for a 1: Elementary Language course.
2. Students who have earned high school credit in French,
German or
Spanish, and plan to continue with the
study of that language must take
the WebCAPE Placement Examination to determine placement in the
appropriate course.
3. Students who place in Spanish 1, but have studied two or more years of the
language at the high school level, must register for the 9: Intensive
Elementary course if they plan to continue study in that language. The
1:Elementary is limited to new language learners or those who have studied
the language less than two years.
After taking the WebCAPE Exam, refer to the WebCAPE Placement Table for more information
on your course placement.
3. Students who have completed two years or less of Classical
Greek, Italian,
Japanese or Latin in
high school, and plan to continue with the study of that
language
should register for an Elementary Language 1 course. Students
with three or more years of high school study should register
for an
Intermediate Language 3 course.
4. Students who are native or near-native speakers of French, German, or
Spanish, and who plan to continue study of that language must first take the
WebCAPE Placement Exam in that language to determine the level of
proficiency. After taking the exam, students must consult with the
Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures before registering for a
foreign language course. Native speakers of other languages should consult
with the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures and the Records
Office in their College regarding possible exemption from the foreign language
requirement.
5. Students who have spent six weeks or more studying abroad
in a French-,
German- or Spanish- speaking
country must take the WebCAPE Placement
examination for that language and consult with the Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures before registering for a foreign language
course.
After taking the WebCAPE Exam, refer to
the WebCAPE Placement Table for
more information on your course placement.
6. Students who have earned college credit for a foreign
language course from
another University (including CAPP Courses in high school) must have their
transcript
sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and should consult
with the Registrar and their college office regarding the transfer
of foreign
language credit. Once the credit transfer has been
determined, they should
consult with the Department to determine
the level in which to register.
7. Students may not register for a course lower than where
they were placed
without prior consent from the Department of
Foreign Languages and
Literatures.
8. Students who have taken the Advanced Placement Exam
or the International
Baccalaureate Exam and have received credit
for a course in a foreign
language or literature, and wish to
continue in that language should see the
recommendations below
regarding the appropriate course for which to
register. Students may be eligible to receive more credits through
Special Placement at Marquette by declining
their AP or IB credit. Please
consult with the Department
of Foreign Languages and Literatures before
registering for a
course.
9. Students
in the College of Arts and Sciences who are placed at the Exempt
level (FREN 82; GERM 82; SPAN 82) have fulfilled
their
foreign language requirement. If you wish to continue in
the language, it is
recommended that you register for the course
in which you are placed by the
WebCAPE, and consult with the Department
of Foreign Languages and
Literatures.
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Foreign
Languages and Literatures Department
Lalumiere Language Hall 254
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Phone: (414) 288-7063 * Fax: (414) 288-7653
foreign.languages@marquette.edu
