Language Requirements

English is the language of instruction at the University of Oregon. As we understand that our experience is enriched when we learn additional languages, the university has found ways to infuse second-language proficiency in the curriculum. Thus, all students who earn a bachelor of arts must show intermediate proficiency in another language in order to obtain their degree.

Students meet the language requirement in two primary ways:

Information about the language requirement is available through the College of Arts and Sciences and in the UO catalog.

Term Course Title Credits
Winter 2025 CHN 302 3rd Year Chinese 5
Winter 2025 CHN 437 Literary Chinese 4
Winter 2025 FR 203 2nd Year French 4
Winter 2025 FR 302 Culture et langage 4
Winter 2025 FR 312 Survey: Francoph Lit 4
Winter 2025 FR 318 Monarch Liberty Revolu 4
Winter 2025 FR 416 Adv Writing in French 4
Winter 2025 FR 490 Top Mongo Beti 4
Winter 2025 GER 312 Interm Lang Training 4
Winter 2025 GER 360 Poetry, Plays, & Prose 4
Winter 2025 GER 411 Adv Language Training 4
Winter 2025 GRK 411 Top Herodotus 4
Winter 2025 ITAL 319 Surv 19C & 20C 4
Winter 2025 JPN 302 3rd Year Japanese 5
Winter 2025 JPN 412 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4
Winter 2025 JPN 415 4th Yr Read/Writ Japan 4
Winter 2025 JPN 490 Translation Japan Lit 4
Winter 2025 KRN 302 3rd Year Korean 5
Winter 2025 LAT 411 Top Ovid Metamorphoses 4
Winter 2025 PORT 305 Cul e Linguua: Brasil 4
Winter 2025 RUSS 317 3rd Year Russian 5
Winter 2025 SPAN 228 Latino Heritage II 5
Winter 2025 SPAN 301 Identidades Hispanas 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 303 Expresiones Artisticas 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 305 Cambios Sociales 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 308 Comunidades Bilingues 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 311 Adv Writing in Spanish 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 312 Spanish in the Media 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 320 Intens Grammar Review 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 322 Intro Hispanic Ling 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 343 Hispanic Cul Lit III 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 344 Hispanic Cul Lit IV 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 348 US Latino Lit & Cul 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 353 Intro to Narrative 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 420 Top Applied Linguistcs 4
Winter 2025 SPAN 428 Spanish in the US 4
Fall 2024 CHN 301 3rd Year Chinese 5
Fall 2024 CHN 413 Top Cult Geo 4
Fall 2024 CHN 420 Inter Lang Strategies 4
Fall 2024 CHN 436 Literary Chinese 4
Fall 2024 FR 301 France Contemporaine 4
Fall 2024 FR 302 Culture et langage 4
Fall 2024 FR 331 French Theater 4
Fall 2024 FR 362 Francophone Cinema 4
Fall 2024 FR 480 Top Transgressions 4
Fall 2024 GER 311 Interm Lang Training 4
Fall 2024 GER 361 Literary Movements 4
Fall 2024 GRK 411 Top Pindar 4
Fall 2024 ITAL 301 L'Italia contemporanea 4
Fall 2024 ITAL 317 Surv Mediev/Renaiss 4
Fall 2024 JPN 301 3rd Year Japanese 5
Fall 2024 JPN 411 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4
Fall 2024 JPN 414 4th Yr Read/Writ Japan 4
Fall 2024 KRN 301 3rd Year Korean 5
Fall 2024 LAT 411 Top Tacitus 4
Fall 2024 PORT 301 Expressoes Artisticas 4
Fall 2024 RUSS 316 3rd Year Russian 5
Fall 2024 SPAN 228 Latino Heritage II 5
Fall 2024 SPAN 301 Identidades Hispanas 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 303 Expresiones Artisticas 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 305 Cambios Sociales 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 308 Comunidades Bilingues 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 311 Adv Writing in Spanish 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 312 Spanish in the Media 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 320 Intens Grammar Review 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 322 Intro Hispanic Ling 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 324 Pronunciation & Phonet 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 343 Hispanic Cul Lit III 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 344 Hispanic Cul Lit IV 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 348 US Latino Lit & Cul 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 351 Intro to Theater 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 353 Intro to Narrative 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 420 Top Applied Linguistcs 4
Fall 2024 SPAN 420 Top Heritage Lang Ed 4
Summer 2024 SPAN 203 2nd Year Spanish 4
Summer 2024 SPAN 301 Identidades Hispanas 4
Summer 2024 SPAN 308 Comunidades Bilingues 4
Summer 2024 SPAN 322 Intro Hispanic Ling 4
Summer 2024 SPAN 324 Pronunciation & Phonet 4
Summer 2024 SPAN 348 US Latino Lit & Cul 4
Spring 2024 ARB 303 Language & Culture 4
Spring 2024 ASL 203 2nd Yr Amer Sign Lang 4
Spring 2024 CHN 203 2nd Year Chinese 5
Spring 2024 CHN 206 Acceler 2nd Yr CHN III 5
Spring 2024 CHN 303 3rd Year Chinese 5
Spring 2024 FR 203 2nd Year French 4
Spring 2024 FR 317 Surv Mediev/Renaiss 4
Spring 2024 FR 333 French Narrative 4
Spring 2024 GER 203 2nd Year German 4
Spring 2024 GER 313 Interm Lang Training 4
Spring 2024 GER 368 Themes in German Lit 4
Spring 2024 GRK 303 Top Homer 4
Spring 2024 ICH 203 2nd Yr Ichishkiin 5
Spring 2024 ITAL 203 2nd Year Italian 4
Spring 2024 ITAL 303 Societa, Econ, Politic 4
Spring 2024 JPN 203 2nd Year Japanese 5
Spring 2024 JPN 303 3rd Year Japanese 5
Spring 2024 JPN 413 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4
Spring 2024 JPN 416 4th Yr Read/Writ Japan 4
Spring 2024 KRN 203 2nd Yr Korean 5
Spring 2024 KRN 303 3rd Year Korean 5
Spring 2024 LAT 303 Top Catullus/Cicero 4
Spring 2024 LAT 411 Top Horace, Satires 4
Spring 2024 PORT 203 2nd Year Portuguese 4
Spring 2024 RUSS 203 2nd Year Russian 5
Spring 2024 RUSS 318 3rd Year Russian 5
Spring 2024 SPAN 203 2nd Year Spanish 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 228 Latino Heritage II 5
Spring 2024 SPAN 301 Identidades Hispanas 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 303 Expresiones Artisticas 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 305 Cambios Sociales 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 308 Comunidades Bilingues 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 311 Adv Writing in Spanish 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 312 Spanish in the Media 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 320 Intens Grammar Review 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 322 Intro Hispanic Ling 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 324 Pronunciation & Phonet 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 342 Hispanic Cul Lit II 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 343 Hispanic Cul Lit III 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 344 Hispanic Cul Lit IV 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 348 US Latino Lit & Cul 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 350 Introduction to Poetry 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 353 Intro to Narrative 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 420 Top Applied Linguistcs 4
Spring 2024 SPAN 420 Top Ling Landscapes 4
Spring 2024 SWAH 203 2nd Year Swahili 5
Winter 2024 CHN 302 3rd Year Chinese 5
Winter 2024 CHN 421 Inter Lang Strategies 4
Winter 2024 CHN 437 Literary Chinese 4
Winter 2024 FR 203 2nd Year French 4
Winter 2024 FR 302 Culture et langage 4
Winter 2024 FR 312 Survey: Francoph Lit 4
Winter 2024 FR 330 French Poetry 4
Winter 2024 FR 416 Adv Writing in French 4
Winter 2024 FR 490 Top Transatlan Postcol 4
Winter 2024 GER 312 Interm Lang Training 4
Winter 2024 GER 367 Themes in German Lit 4
Winter 2024 GER 411 Adv Language Training 4
Winter 2024 GRK 411 Top Aeschylus Agamem 4
Winter 2024 ITAL 306 La Cultura Culinaria 4
Winter 2024 ITAL 318 Surv Baroq/Enlight 4
Winter 2024 JPN 302 3rd Year Japanese 5
Winter 2024 JPN 412 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4
Winter 2024 JPN 415 4th Yr Read/Writ Japan 4
Winter 2024 KRN 302 3rd Year Korean 5
Winter 2024 LAT 411 Top Cicero 4
Winter 2024 PORT 305 Cul e Linguua: Brasil 4
Winter 2024 RUSS 317 3rd Year Russian 5
Winter 2024 SPAN 228 Latino Heritage II 5
Winter 2024 SPAN 301 Identidades Hispanas 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 303 Expresiones Artisticas 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 305 Cambios Sociales 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 308 Comunidades Bilingues 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 311 Adv Writing in Spanish 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 312 Spanish in the Media 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 320 Intens Grammar Review 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 322 Intro Hispanic Ling 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 342 Hispanic Cul Lit II 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 344 Hispanic Cul Lit IV 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 348 US Latino Lit & Cul 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 350 Introduction to Poetry 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 351 Intro to Theater 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 353 Intro to Narrative 4
Winter 2024 SPAN 428 Spanish in the US 4