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.

List of Courses

Here is a list of courses by term that satisfy the language requirement.

Spring 2026
Course Title Credits
ARB 303 Language & Culture III 4
ASL 203 2nd Yr Amer Sign Lang 4
CHN 203 2nd Year Chinese 5
CHN 303 3rd Year Chinese III 5
CHN 436 Literary Chinese 4
FR 203 Intermed French III 4
FR 317 Knights,Queens,Rebels 4
FR 331 French Theater 4
FR 480 Top Histoire d'Iles 4
GER 203 2nd Year German III 4
GER 313 Interm Lang Train III 4
GRK 303 Top Homer 4
GRK 411 Top Hesiod's Theogony 4
HBRW 303 2nd Yr Mod Hebrew III 4
ICH 203 2nd Yr Ichishki‘in 5
ITAL 203 2nd Year Italian 4
JPN 203 2nd Year Japanese III 5
JPN 303 3rd Year Japanese III 5
JPN 413 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4
JPN 416 4th Yr Read/Writ Japan 4