<p>Hello! I’m thinking about attending UIUC as an engineering student. I’ve been looking over the requirements, and I noticed that they require 2 years of foreign language credit. I have 0. How hard is it to get that requirement waived?</p>
<p>Don’t most states or high schools require foreign language credit for graduation? I don’t think this requirement can be waived, and even if it can, you’ll be at a disadvantage for admissions, especially for Engineering which is by far the most selective school at UIUC.</p>
<p>The following is what UIUC says about admission if you do not have all the subject requirements, including completion of the second level of a foreign language:</p>
<p>“A student who lacks a required high school subject may satisfy the requirement at either a community college or elsewhere prior to enrollment at the University. This information must be communicated on the application for admission. One semester in college is the equivalent of 2 semesters of high school course work. Under extenuating circumstances, a specific subject requirement may be waived for otherwise well-qualified applicants. An applicant seeking a waiver of the subject pattern requirement should use the Background Statement section [now called the personal essay] of the application to state the rationale for requesting such action.”</p>