General Education at Longwood University

The ability to communicate and function in a globally interdependent world as developed through foreign language study (three credits). NOTE: Students who complete a foreign language course at the 202 level or above as part of the Additional Degree Requirements are exempted from this goal. Students who are not native speakers of English may be exempted from Goal 10 provided that they have received their high school diploma, or its equivalent, from a school in their native land where the language of instruction was other than English. Additionally, students may demonstrate proficiency in any of the following ways:

With a score of 50 (French), 50 (German), 53 (Spanish) on the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) test, a student would be awarded 4 credits for 102.

With a score of 62 (French), 63 (German), 66 (Spanish) on the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) test, a student would be awarded 3 credits for 202.

With a score of 3 on the Advanced Placement (AP) Test to receive credit for 201, or earn a score of 4 or 5 to earn credit for 201 and 202.

Completion of the necessary course at a community college.

Completion of the necessary course as an appropriate dual-enrollment course in high school.

Completion of an appropriate course through a study abroad program.

Outcomes

Students will:

• Demonstrate the ability to understand, interpret, and produce both oral and written communication in a foreign language
• Demonstrate an understanding of relationships among the products, perspectives, and practices of the culture(s) studied
• Develop insight into the nature of language and culture

Courses

• SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 credits)
• FREN 201 - Intermediate French I (3 credits)
• GERM 201 - Intermediate German I (3 credits)