Students who intend to graduate with the Bachelor of Arts Degree will be required to demonstrate competence in a modern language equivalent to the proficiency attained from one year of college-level language study. Such competence may be demonstrated in one of several ways:

- completeing the last course in the fourth-year high school sequence of any language

- completing the last course in the first-year college sequence of any language

- completing a college course beyond the first-year level in any language

- achieving a satisfactory score on any of the Modern Language placement examinations administered at DePaul

- achieving a satisfactory rating in a proficiency examination accepted by DePaul

- achieving a score of 3 or higher on the Advance Placement (AP) test for any language

- achieving a score of 5 or higher in the Language B assessment from a Standard or Higher Level International Baccalaureate (IB) program

- achieving a satisfactory score on the CLEP examination

For further information regarding satisfactory scores and possible credit from the DePaul placement, AP, CLEP, or IB examinations, please contact Student Records.

B.A. students who meet College requirements and wish to pursue further work in the language may elect the “Modern Language Option” of the Liberal Studies Program. While B.S. students are not required to demonstrate competency in a modern language, the “Modern Language Option” is available to them for language study at any level.