Plan of Study: Modern Languages

For a major in modern languages, a student selects either French or Spanish as his/her primary language and the other as his/her secondary language. Changes in the sequence of the plan of study below may be desirable. These must be made in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. To see the title of a course in the plan of study below, simply pass the cursor over the course's number. To see an overview of a course, click on its number. A list of all modern language courses is found on our Course Descriptions page.

 

 ◄ FIRST YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 

Primary Language Course*

3

Primary Language Course*

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

Secondary Language Course

3

Secondary Language Course

3

General Electives

6

General Electives

6

Total 

15 

Total 

15 

  

 ◄ SECOND YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
Primary Language Course*

3

Primary Language Course*

3

CLAR 110 

3

CLAR 111 

3

CLAR 101 

3

Mathematics Course

3

Secondary Language Course

3

Secondary Language Course

3

General Elective

3

General Elective

3

Total 

15 

Total 

15 

 

 ◄ THIRD YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester                          Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
Primary Language Courses*

6

Primary Language Course*

3

Core Area Courses (Clare)

7

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

Secondary Language Course

3

Secondary Language Course

3

    General Electives

3

Total 

16 

Total 

15 

 

 ◄ FOURTH YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
400-level language course

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

Primary Language Course*

3

Primary Language Course*

3

Core Area Courses (Clare)

6

Secondary Language Courses

6

CLAR 401 

2

General Elective

3

Total 

14 

Total 

15 

 

* At the 200 level or above.

 

Comprehensive Exam

All Modern Language Department majors must take a comprehensive exam. Seniors take the exam the semester of their intended graduation.