<p>The requirements for the university and for each degree and college are spelled out on the UMass web page - spend time digging into it if core requirements will impact your choice of major. The biology department is part of the college of Natural Sciences. If you plan on getting a BS degree in that college I believe there are no specific language requirements BUT if you plan to get a BA you have to take or test out of the equivalent of four semesters of a language. </p>
<p>[CNS</a> Degree Requirements: The College of Natural Sciences: UMass Amherst](<a href=“Academics : College of Natural Sciences : UMass Amherst”>CNS BA and BS requirements : College of Natural Sciences : UMass Amherst)</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about the placement tests. They are pretty basic. Just do the best you can. They probably won’t be available until sometime in the Spring. Good luck</p>