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Undergraduate Majors

The Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics has five major divisions: Classics, German, Hebrew Studies, Linguistics, and Slavic Languages. It is possible to major and minor in each of these areas. The separate web pages for each of these programs gives details on the requirements for a major, and links to course offerings from the Undergraduate Bulletin, as well as to current course offerings.

Majors

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Minors

There are minors in Latin, Greek, German, Hebrew, Linguistics, and Russian.

Additional Language Courses

In addition to the majors and minors, our department teaches courses in ...
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Biblical Hebrew
  • Gaelic (Irish)
  • Polish

...on a regular basis. We also occasionally teach Swedish and Serbian/Croatian. Our off-campus program teaches Lao and Hmong from time to time. The courses in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Gaelic are described in the Linguistics section of the Department.

General Education Requirements (GER)

Many courses in the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics satisfy the university GER in Humanities. This includes courses in Classics, German, Hebrew Studies, Linguistics, Polish, and Russian, which have been approved for GER Humanities credit. Click here, GER Courses to see the complete list.

Language Requirements

All the foreign languages we teach satisfy the language requirements of the College of Letters and Science, and of the University.

The current UWM Foreign Language Requirement is:

  1. Completion with passing grades of at least two years of high school level instruction in a single foreign language prior to your enrollment at UWM; or
  2. Completion with passing grades of at least two semesters (minimum of six credits) of college-level instruction in a single foreign language; or
  3. Demonstration of foreign language ability equivalent to two semesters of college-level instruction by means of a satisfactory score on an approved placement, proficiency, departmental, or other appropriate examination.

International Requirement

Students who are majoring in the College of Letters and Science must satisfy the International Requirement by
  1. completing three courses (at least nine credits) in a single foreign language (not including literature-in-translation) at the 200 level and above; or
  2. completing three non-language courses (at least nine credits) with international content chosen from at least two curricular areas; or
  3. completing nine credits in combination from options 1 and 2.

Visit the L&S International Requirement web page for a list of courses that satisfy the requirement.

Retrocredit Policy

In keeping with all the campuses in the UW System, UWM has a retrocredit policy in foreign languages. This replaces credit by examination, which no longer exists on our campus. Students can receive university credit for prior study of foreign languages by taking a higher level language course and receiving a grade of B- or better. Through this mechanism it is possible to receive credit for up to 14 credits, reflecting the first two years (elementary and intermediate) language courses. Students interested in this office should inquire at the Department office.

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