COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Foreign Language Requirement

William Paterson University strives to prepare students to succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy. To such end, all students are required to demonstrate competency in a language other than English by taking up to six (6) credits or demonstrating intermediate proficiency in a foreign language.

The Department Languages and Cultures offers students the possibility of:

  •   furthering their skills in the foreign language(s) previously learned OR
  •   adding a new foreign language to their skill set

Demonstrating Proficiency in a Language

Students who wish to fulfill the foreign language requirement by taking a proficiency test have the following options:

 

                     AP CREDIT                                          CLEP                
CHALLENGE EXAM   NYU PROFICIENCY TEST
TRANSFER CREDITS EXEMPTIONS
PLACEMENT TEST

 

Any question please contact lc-placement to have your question directed to the correct person.