Foreign Language proficiency requirement at Lafayette? What about ASL?

thirdrodeo
Sat, 07 May 2022 02:49:43 +0000

Are there any current Lafayette students or parents who could answer my question about how Lafayette handles the foreign language (elementary proficiency) part of the Common Core requirement?

My son is a HS junior interested in mechanical engineering but also loves the humanities and a smaller setting so Lafayette looks like a great match BUT a foreign language requirement is an issue. He is severely dyslexic and did American Sign Language for a foreign language in high school. Even taking a basic level foreign language with any sort of spelling component would be very taxing. Could this (with documentation) be exempted completely? Could ASL proficiency be a substitute? I’ve looked at the website, course catalog, and degree plans but can’t find an answer.

How do engineering students handle this? Not much wiggly room in the schedule, community college summer classes?