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 2025
Course Title Credits
ARB 303 Language & Culture 4
ASL 203 2nd Yr Amer Sign Lang 4
CHN 203 2nd Year Chinese 5
CHN 206 Acceler 2nd Yr CHN III 5
CHN 303 3rd Year Chinese 5
EALL 443 Chn/Jpn/Krn Pedagogy 4
FR 203 2nd Year French 4
FR 317 Surv Mediev/Renaiss 4
FR 330 French Poetry 4
FR 333 French Narrative 4
GER 203 2nd Year German 4
GER 313 Interm Lang Training 4
GER 362 Interpretive Models 4
GER 425 Top Play Perform 4
GRK 303 Top Homer 4
GRK 411 Top Aristophanes 4
HBRW 303 2nd Yr Mod Hebrew III 4
ICH 203 2nd Yr Ichishkiin 5
ITAL 203 2nd Year Italian 4
ITAL 305 Arte, Music, Mass Med 4