Language Requirement

All students who plan to meet this requirement in a language they have previously studied and that Rhodes offers must take the online placement test in that language.  For French, German, Russian, and Spanish the online placement test is administered by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures using WebCAPE.  (Students who have taken Chinese in high school shold contact Prof. Han Li)  Students cannot place out of the requirement with the online test alone. They will be required to follow up on the exam with an individual oral interview with one of the faculty in that language. Students planning to fulfill Rhodes’ foreign language degree requirement in a language not previously studied should register for the 101 course in that language. All first-year students should begin language study in the first semester if at all possible. (Students who can demonstrate native or near-native proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening in a language other than English should contact the Chair of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department)

PLEASE NOTE: Students with two or more years of a language in high school MAY NOT take 101 courses in that language for credit.

Rhodes’ foreign language proficiency requirement may be fulfilled in any one of the following ways:

• by scoring above the 201 level on the online placement test and meeting with an MML faculty member for an oral interview, who will determine proficiency; or 
  
• by successfully completing at Rhodes any appropriate four-credit-hour language course numbered 201 or higher; or
  
• by achieving proficiency with Advanced Placement credit as follows:
  

Modern Languages (Chinese, French, German, Spanish): Students who earned a 4 or 5 on a language AP exam in Chinese, French, German, or Spanish will receive 4 credits of that language′s 201 course only if they scored at the 202 level or higher on the placement test. Students earn language proficiency by placing into 202 or above and after approval by the appropriate language faculty. No further language coursework is then required. A student who earned a 4 or 5 on a language AP exam but who does not achieve proficiency based on the placement test and faculty approval does not receive any credit for the AP exam and must take the 201 course in order to earn that credit and proficiency.

Greek and Roman Studies (Latin): A student who earned a 4 or 5 on the AP Latin literature or AP Vergil examinations will receive 4 credits for each exam, which they may count toward a major or minor in Greek and Roman Studies, by successfully completing Latin 265 (or a more advanced course) with a grade of "B" or higher. A student must pass the Latin placement examination or successfully complete Latin 201 or a more advanced course in order to earn proficiency