Foreign language courses improve creativity, problem-solving, listening, and memory skills. Knowledge of a second language can increase one’s ability to deal with abstract concepts, expand one’s view of and increase participation in a multicultural world, and enhance job competitiveness.
The courses shown may be used to fulfill undergraduate foreign language requirements in the College of Letters and Science, and schools of Arts and Architecture; Education and Information Studies; Music; Public Affairs; and Theater, Film, and Television.
Updated November 2021
| Language | Subject Area | Course Number(s) | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | Semitics | 140A-140B and 141 | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| American Sign Language | American Sign Language | 1-2-3 or 8 | Linguistics |
| Amharic | African American Studies | M9A-M9B-M9C | African American Studies |
| Amharic | International and Area Studies | M6A-M6B-M6C | International and Area Studies |
| Arabic | Arabic | 1A-1B-1C or 8 | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Armenian | Armenian | 101A-101B-101C or 104A-104B-104C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Azeri | Iranian | M115A-M115B-M115C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Azeri | Turkic Languages | M115A-M115B-M115C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Basque | Spanish | 12A-12B-12C | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian | 101A-101B-101C | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Catalan | Spanish | 11A-11B | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Chinese | Chinese | 1-2-3 or 1A-2A-3A or 8 or 8A | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Czech | Czech | 101A-101B-101C or 103 | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Dutch | Dutch | 103A-103B-103C or 104A-104B | European Languages and Transcultural Studies |
| Egyptian, Ancient | Ancient Near East | 120A-120B-120C or 122 | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Filipino | Filipino | 1-2-3 or 3R or 8 | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| French | French | 1-2-3 or 8 | European Languages and Transcultural Studies |
| German | German | 1-2-3 or 8 | European Languages and Transcultural Studies |
| Greek | Greek | 1-2-3 or 16 | Classics |
| Greek, Modern | Greek | 8A-8B-8C or 15 | Classics |
| Hebrew | Hebrew | 1A-1B-1C or 8 | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Hebrew, Biblical | Hebrew | 110A-110B-110C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Hindi-Urdu | Hindi-Urdu | 1-2-3 or 3R | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Hungarian | Hungarian | 101A-101B-101C | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Indonesian | Indonesian | 1-2-3 | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Italian | Italian | 1-2-3 or 9 | European Languages and Transcultural Studies |
| Japanese | Japanese | 1-2-3 or 8 | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Korean | Korean | 1-2-3 or 1A-2A-3A or 8 | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Latin | Latin | 1-2-3 or 16 | Classics |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian | 101A-101B-101C | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Nahuatl | Indigenous Languages of the Americas | 5A-5B-5C | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Norwegian | Scandinavian | 11-12-13 | European Languages and Transcultural Studies |
| Quechua | Indigenous Languages of the Americas | 17 or 18A-18B-18C | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Persian | Iranian | 1A-1B-1C or 8 or 20A-20B-20C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Polish | Polish | 101A-101B-101C | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Portuguese | Portuguese | 1-2-3 or 11A-11B or 13 | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Romanian | Romanian | 101A-101B-101C or 103 | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Russian | Russian | 1-2-3 or 10 or 15A-15B or 100B | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Sanskrit | South Asian | 110A | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Serbian/Croatian | Serbian/Croatian | 101A-101B-101C or 103 | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Spanish | Spanish | 1-2-3 or 2A-3A or 7A or 10 or 11A-11B | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Sumerian | Ancient Near East | 140A-140B-140C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Swahili | Swahili | 1-2-3 | Linguistics |
| Swedish | Scandinavian | 1-2-3 or 8 | European Languages and Transcultural Studies |
| Thai | Thai | 1-2-3 or 3R | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Turkish | Turkic Languages | 101A-101B-101C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian | 101A-101B-101C | Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures |
| Uzbek | Turkic Languages | 111A-111B-111C | Near Eastern Languages and Cultures |
| Vietnamese | Vietnamese | 1-2-3 or 1A-2A-3A or 3R or 8 | Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Yiddish | Yiddish | 101A-101B-101C or 102B | European Languages and Transcultural Studies |
| Yoruba | African American Studies | M7A-M7B-M7C | African American Studies |
| Yoruba | International and Area Studies | M7A-M7B-M7C | International and Area Studies |