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Oct 13, 2024
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Permanent Working Catalog (Fall 2025 Draft In Progress)
Basic Second Language Proficiency Certificate
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This certificate is administered by the Department of World Languages and Literatures .
The Basic Second Language Proficiency Certificate allows students to acquire a second language to reach a basic proficiency level and to focus on understanding cultural knowledge related to the people where this second language is spoken. The certificate provides preparation for students from a variety of disciplines to work more effectively with others in their future workplaces - whether those workplaces are in business, higher education, government or non-profit agencies. The certificate can enhance the general education of any student.
Consists of 19 credits
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Required Courses
Complete first four semesters of a world language offered at UWSP including Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish.
- At least one of the courses in the following sequences must be taken at UWSP.
- If you have enough retro-active credits to cover the sequence and your placement is above this level, take a 300-level language course at UWSP. To receive retro-active credits, you need to earn B- or above in this course.
- For languages not offered at UWSP (e.g., Hmong), an official ACTFL oral proficiency test score of beginning high may be substituted.
UWSP Course Sequences
Chinese: CHIN 101 , CHIN 102 , CHIN 200 , CHIN 201
French: FREN 101 , FREN 102 FREN 211 , FREN 212
German: GERM 101 GERM 102 , GERM 211 , GERM 212
Japanese: JAPN 101 JAPN 102 JAPN 211 JAPN 212
Russian: RUSS 101 , RUSS 102 , RUSS 211 , RUSS 215
Spanish: SPAN 101 , SPAN 102 , SPAN 211 , SPAN 212
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