Is there a foerign language requirement?

mountains
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:45:47 +0000

Yes, they do. From their website:



Foreign Language
This requirement may be met in one of four ways:

By attaining before entrance a score of 64 or higher on the SAT-II Subject Test in a foreign language or in the Colby language placement test taken during orientation, a score of 4 or 5 in Advanced Placement language or literature, a 6 or 7 in an International Baccalaureate higher-level exam or 7 on a standard-level exam. Refer to the section on placement in foreign languages in the Academic Information section for information concerning language placement tests at Colby.

By successfully completing Colby’s intensive language program in Salamanca, Spain, or Dijon, France. The Salamanca language program is available either fall or spring semester; the Dijon program is available in the fall semester only. These programs are open to first-year students, sophomores, and juniors.

By successfully completing a sequence of modern or classical language courses terminating with a course numbered above 126 in a modern language or Greek 131 or Latin 131. Students will be placed in the sequence according to ability.

By successfully completing a previously approved intermediate-level language course at an approved college or university (see “Transferred Credits”).

Students who have studied a foreign language not taught at Colby may fulfill the requirement by presenting evidence of having successfully completed at an accredited institution the intermediate level of that language.

For students whose native language is not English, knowledge of that language will be recognized as fulfilling the requirement. For a language taught at Colby, confirmation from the chair of the appropriate department must be filed with the Office of the Registrar. For languages not taught at Colby, confirmation must be attained from International Student Services in the Dean of Students Office. Testing may be required.



My S is a Frosh taking a very difficult language and the support (tutorials, easy access to the prof and language tables) has been amazing.