Foreign Language (FL) Requirement

Before coming to Berkeley

You may satisfy this requirement as follows:

• letter grade of C- or higher in the third year of a high school foreign language; or
• SAT II: Subject Test, Foreign Language
  • Test date before May 1995: 550
  • Test date May 1995 or later: 590; or
• Advanced Placement Exam in a foreign language - Score of 3, 4, or 5; or
• GCE (General Certificate of Education) "A" or "O" Level Foreign Language Exam - Grade of A, B, or C

You may satisfy this requirement as follows:

• letter grade of C- or higher in the second semester of a foreign language at Berkeley (whether or not you have taken the first semester) or the equivalent at another institution; or
• passing score on the foreign language proficiency exam offered by some departments at Berkeley or at other UC campuses.

• letter grade of C- or higher in equivalent courses completed at another accredited college (proficiency exams from non-UC schools not accepted).

• Only foreign language courses that include reading and composition as well as conversation may fulfill the foreign language breadth requirement.
• Self-paced courses may be the full unit equivalent of the non-self-paced classes that normally satisfy the requirement.
• The courses you take to fulfill the FL requirement may not be used to satisfy another College breadth requirement.

To verify that you have fulfilled this requirement, contact the Office of Undergraduate Advising, 113 Campbell Hall (642-1483).