Roberts Wesleyan College
Academics

Foreign Language Proficiency

All students who graduate from Roberts Wesleyan College must demonstrate either proficiency in or exposure to foreign language.  For most programs, the proficiency may be shown by the following:

  • Completing three years of the same language in high school with grades of C or better.   No course credit is given for high school language.  (Proficiency is granted if a student receives less than C grades in the first two language courses but obtains a passing grade on the New York State Regents' exam for a foreign language.) 
  • If no language was taken in high school, passing three sequential semesters of the same language at the college level.
  • Continuing at the appropriate level a language begun in high school until successful completion of the First Intermediate level of a foreign language.
  • Successful performance on the final examination for the first intermediate level course in the language of choice.  No course credit is given for passing the exam.
  • Successful performance on the CLEP examination to the twelve-credit level in the language of choice, or successful performance on a College-approved examination to the nine-credit level for languages not offered in as CLEP.

Please note: American Sign Language cannot fulfill the foreign language requirement in the following majors:

Communications
English
History
Humanities
Music: Vocal Performance
Music: Education - Vocal
Music: using Voice as Applied Lessons

Professional Programs

Students in the professional programs of Accounting, Visual Art Education, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Engineering, Marketing, Management, Medical Technology, Music Education, Music Performance, Nursing, and Social Work are required to have an exposure to a foreign language.  In these cases, a minimum of two years of foreign language with grades of C or better taken in high school or one semester at the appropriate level in college is required.

Education Programs

Students in the Childhood and Adolescence Education programs must demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English.  For Childhood and Adolescence programs, the proficiency may be shown by the following:

  • Completing three years of the same language in high school with grades of C or better.  Grades 7 & 8 each count as ½ year if the same language is continued at a higher level.
  • If no language was taken in high school, passing two sequential semesters of the same language at Roberts Wesleyan College.
  • Continuing at the appropriate level a language begun in high school until successful completion of the 102 level.
  • Successful performance on the final examination for the 102 level course in the language of choice. No course credit is given for passing the exam.
  • Successful performance on the CLEP examination to the six-credit level in the language of choice, or successful performance on a College-approved examination to the six-credit level for languages not offered in the CLEP.

International Students

International students for whom English is not a native language may meet the foreign language requirement upon completion of English for Speakers of Other Languages 103.