Is the RC worth it?

kb54010
Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:23:34 +0000

Its not a question of time but proficiency; LSA requires 4th year proficiency which, assuming no backround in a langauge, is done in 4 semesters. In the RC, you hit RC proficiency after 2 semesters (RC proficiency and LSA proficiency are differant things; the RC has higher standards). So technically, LSA requires 16 credits of language, while the RC requires the same or marginally more (Japanese has 10 credits per language class, so thier proficiency is at 20 credits). In the RC, you have a readings class as well that is an additional 4 credits, but if you take it, it allows you to immediatley concentrate in most languages.