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Students who plan to major in a foreign language are encouraged to begin their language studies as soon as they enter Washburn University, and should continue to enroll in at least one language course each semester until graduation. Learning a foreign language is a cumulative process and any period of time away from the language is highly detri- mental to developing and main- taining necessary skills in the language. The department also strongly recommends study for a period of time in a country where the foreign language is spoken (a summer or a semester) as a compo- nent of the student's preparation for the major. Substantial scholarships for study abroad are available each year from the department and the International Education Committee. See INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS in this catalog.
In order to major in French, German or Spanish, students must complete 27 hours of course work beyond courses numbered 102. The 27 hours of course work must include:

French majors: FR 211, 212, 302 plus 12 hours of upper division course work. ( FR 304 or 306 and FR 320 required for majors planning to teach.)

German majors: GE 211, 302, 304 plus 9 hours of upper division course work. (GE 207 or GE 209 and GE 306 required for majors planning to teach.)

Spanish majors: SP 209, 211, 212 plus 15 hours of upper division course work. (SP 304 and SP 305 or SP 306 required for majors planning to teach.)

Nine hours of correlated course work are required of all foreign language majors. These courses are selected in consultation with an advisor.
All majors are required to present a portfolio after the 212 level course in each language. They are then required to keep updating their portfolio which is then turned in as part of their grade for their last class before graduation. This has the advantage of giving us an initial assessment as well as an outcome assessment.
Transfer students and student desiring validation of foreign language competencies for teaching certification normally must take a minimum of 6 hours in the target language at the 300-level at Washburn.
Students may present no more than 16 credit hours earned through examination. Students whose native language is one of those taught by the department may not enroll in or challenge 100 and 200 level courses by examination.

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