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Modern Languages Certificate Programs

The Foreign Language and Culture Certificate is an explicit recognition that one has attained a high level of proficiency in a foreign language and an understanding of the cultural contexts associated with that language.

The certificate programs are a great way to incorporate foreign language proficiency into an undergraduate curriculum. We offer certificates in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Upon successful completion, students' official transcripts will carry notice of attainment, which is conferred upon graduation.

All Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students are eligible, except native speakers, who are not eligible for a certificate in their own language, and non-native students who are majoring or minoring in that language.

How does a student qualify? Students earn a certificate by:

Completing four semesters of language study (i.e., Elementary I & II and Intermediate I & II) with a minimum grade of B, or an approved equivalent such as obtaining a score of 5 on an AP language examination
Participating in a Carnegie Mellon-approved program abroad (e.g., supervised research practicum, internship or study abroad), in which work in the foreign language plays a significant role,
Completing, on campus, one foreign language course at the advanced level (e.g., a 300 or 400 level course in Modern Languages), with a minimum grade of B, and
Demonstrating intermediate high level proficiency in an oral proficiency interview administered either by a certified tester of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages or a tester approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

For more information, contact:
Sue Connelly,
sc7k@andrew.cmu.edu
Undergraduate Student Coordinator
Department of Modern Languages
Baker Hall 160
Phone: (412) 268-5669

Undergraduate Programs and Certificates

List of undergraduate majors, minors, and advisors

Majors and minors curriculum requirements:

Major and minor in Chinese

Major and minor in European Studies

Major and minor in French and Francophone Studies

Major and minor in German

Major and minor in Hispanic Studies

Major in International Relations

Major and minor in Japanese

Major and minor in Linguistics

Major and minor in Russian Studies

Undergraduate language certificate program

Study Abroad

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