Major and Minor Requirements

• Placement and General Requirements
• French Major and Minor Requirements
• German Major and Minor Requirements
• Spanish Major and Minor Requirements
• TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) (Minor Only) Requirements
• Teaching Certification

Placement and General Requirements

Students who have had two or more years of a language in high school must (1) take the department’s placement examination during the new student orientation period, or (2) submit scores from a national standardized test such as the Educational Testing Service’s Advanced Placement (AP) or the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examination. The student will then be placed at the appropriate level. Students who place into the intermediate level of a language will not receive credit for the elementary level.
Only students who successfully complete the 101/102 course sequence will receive eight semester hours for this work.
Students can receive credit for the intermediate level (six semester hours)
a) by completing the 201/202 sequence at Manchester College,
b) by placing into the advanced level (300) of a language and receiving a grade of C or higher in this coursework,
c) by passing a proficiency examination with a grade of B or higher, in addition to the summer placement test, or
d) by forwarding Advanced Placement scores to Manchester College. Students who receive a score of three on the AP test will receive six semester hours of credit for intermediate-level language study; scores of four or five will be awarded 12 semester hours for intermediate and advanced courses.

All language majors must complete a senior comprehensive evaluation, which verifies that majors have sufficient written and oral proficiency as well as basic familiarity with pertinent cultural groups. For full information, contact the department chair.

French Major, 36 Credit Hours:

Fren 201, 202; nine hours selected from FREN 301, 302, electives in French culture and civilization approved by the Department of Modern Languages; nine hours in French Literature; 12 hours in electives in French culture and civilization, French literature, or advanced French language skills. These courses must be approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

French Minor, 24 hours:

FREN 201, 202; nine hours selected from FREN 301, 302, electives in French culture and civilization approved by the Depratment of Modern Languages; six hours in French Literature; three hours in electives in French culture and civilization, French literature, or advanced French language skills. These courses must be approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

Find Election of Major and Minor Forms and other class information on the Registrar's page.

Course descriptions

German Major, 36 Credit Hours:

GER 201, 202; nine hours selected from GER 301, 302, electives in German culture and civilization approved by the Depratment of Modern Languages; nine hours in German Literature; 12 hours in electives in German culture and civilization, German literature, or advanced German language skills. These courses must be approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

German Minor, 24 hours:

GER 201, 202; nine hours selected from GER 301, 302, electives in German culture and civilization approved by the Depratment of Modern Languages; six hours in German Literature; three hours in electives in German culture and civilization, French literature, or advanced German language skills. These courses must be approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

Find Election of Major and Minor Forms and other class information on the Registrar's page.

Course descriptions

Spanish Major, 36 Credit Hours:

SPAN 201, 202; nine hours selected from SPAN 301, 302, electives in Spanish culture and civilization approved by the Depratment of Modern Languages; nine hours in Spanish Literature; 12 hours in electives in Spanish culture and civilization, Spanish literature, or advanced Spanish language skills. These courses must be approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

Spanish Minor, 24 hours:

SPAN 201, 202; nine hours selected from SPAN 301, 302, electives in French culture and civilization approved by the Depratment of Modern Languages; six hours in Spanish Literature; three hours in electives in Spanish culture and civilization, Spanish literature, or advanced Spanish language skills. These courses must be approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

Find Election of Major and Minor Forms and other class information on the Registrar's page.

Course descriptions

TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Departmental Minor, 24 hours

ENG/MODL 350, 352, 354; ENG 310 or 311; six hours intermediate French, German or Spanish; one 300 or 400-level course in French, German or Spanish*; one course chosen from COMM 256; ECON 320; ENG 238, 310 or 311 (not used to meet the above requirements); HIST 227; SOC 228.

*International students will be exempt from the language courses if their native language is not English. Students who have completed one semester of study abroad may substitute (upon approval of the program coordinator) an appropiate course from their study abroad if their non-English academic experience is substantial.

Find Election of Major and Minor Forms and other class information on the Registrar's page.

More information about teaching majors can be found in the Department of Education.

Course descriptions are listed in Manchester College Catalog.

Teaching Certification

Language majors may be certified to teach in French, German, or Spanish. In addition to completing the courses required for the langauge major, such students must also complete the certification requirements in the Department of Education.

Requirements for teaching majors and minors are available in the Department of Education.