Pacific Lutheran University – Foreign Language
Entrance Language Requirement
Recent High School Graduates:
Two years of one foreign language in high school, with an average grade of C or higher, or one
year at the college level or demonstrated equivalent proficiency. Courses in American Sign
Language may fulfill this requirement.
Students who have not satisfied the language requirement may still be admitted but must make
up the deficiency as an additional degree requirement.
Transfer Students with less than 30 semester hours (45 quarter credits):
Two years of one foreign language in high school, with an average grade of C or higher, or one
year at the college level or demonstrated equivalent proficiency. Courses in American Sign
Language may fulfill this requirement.
Students who have not satisfied the language requirement may still be admitted but must make
up the deficiency as an additional degree requirement.
Transfer Students with 30 or more semester hours (45 or more quarter credits):
Entrance Language requirement is waived. (Check to see if College of Arts and Sciences
Requirement is required).
Pacific Lutheran University – Foreign Language
College of Arts & Sciences Requirement
Candidates for degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences (B.A., B.S.) must meet Option I,
II, or III below. Candidates for the B.A. with a major in English, for the B.A. in global studies,
and for election to the Areté Society must meet Option I. Candidates for a B.A. with majors in
music, or religion must meet Option I or II of the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language
requirement.
OPTION I: (can be met three different ways)
____ 201 & ____ 202 of any foreign language,
or
____ 4 years of foreign language study in high school with a C or better in your courses,
or
____ being bilingual (either you are an international student or you can provide documentation
verifying your fluency in a language other than English)
OR
OPTION II:
____ 101 & ____ 102 of a language you have never studied before.
OR
OPTION III (Two courses in addition to those applied to the general education elements):
____ (4hrs) – choose one course from the following list:
History (any history course)
Literature (any literature course)
201 of the language you studied in high school or college
101 of a language you have never studied before
____ (4hrs) – choose one course from the following list:
Mathematics (any mathematics course)
Computer science (any computer science course)
Logic (PHIL 233)
Statistics (any statistics course)