<p>That depends on what you mean by “fluent”. If your mean able to carry on normal conversations, watch movies, and read simple newspaper articles than yes, depending on your language, you can reach that level of fluecy.</p>
<p>The arguement comes when you define fluent to be “native/native-like”. I.e. being debate political issues, give speeches on scientific/technical subjects, and read any written material without a dictionary all while being indistinguishable from a native speaker. This level of fluency is NOT achievable with six semester courses, and many times not achievable in six years of in-country residence (i.e. living in whatever country is home to your foreign language).</p>
<p>That being said, there ARE people who have reached this kind of level (and they get paid big bucks to interpret/translate). However, they are for the most part from a bilingual upbringing or spent considerable time in a foreign country.</p>
<p>Much depends on what language you’re taking, as it usually takes a native speaker of English longer to reach a certain level of proficiency in Chinese than say French. <a href=“http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/months/november/learningExpectations.html[/url]”>http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/months/november/learningExpectations.html</a></p>