Guidelines for Foreign Language Requirement
The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating proficiency in reading comprehension, writing, and conversation in a foreign language equivalent to the second semester college level, either by passing an exam or by completing approved course work. A letter grade of C– or better is required.
Satisfying Foreign Language Requirement with High School Coursework or Exam
- Completion of high school foreign language (other than English) through the third year of instruction - Minimum Grade: C-
- SAT Subject Test, language other than English - Minimum Score: 590
- Advanced Placement World Languages and Culture Exam - Score 3, 4, or 5 in:
Chinese Language and Culture
French Language and Culture
German Language and Culture
Italian Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin
Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture
- International Baccalaureate Exam - Score 5, 6, or 7 in:
Language (other than English) acquisition:
A2 Standard Level (SL)
A2 Higher Level (HL)
B Standard Level (SL)
B Higher Level (HL)
Studies in language (other than English) and literature:
A: literature Standard Level (HL
A: literature Higher Level (HL)
A: language and literature Standard Level (SL)
A: language and literature Higher Level (HL)
- GCE A-level or O-level Exam in a language other than English - Score A, B, or C
- Foreign Service Institute (FSI) or Defense Language Institute (DLI) exam - Score 1-5
Satisfying Foreign Language with a Berkeley Course
There are three options for satisfying Foreign Language at Berkeley:
(1) Completion of second semester or higher of foreign language instruction with a C- or higher.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAM 7B | Elementary Wolof | 4 |
| AFRICAM 8A | Intermediate Wolof | 4 |
| AFRICAM 8B | Intermediate Wolof | 4 |
| AFRICAM 9A | Advanced Wolof | 4 |
| AFRICAM 9B | Advanced Wolof | 4 |
| AFRICAM 10A | Intermediate Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAM 10B | Intermediate Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAM 11B | Elementary Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAM 12 | Intensive Elementary Swahili | 8 |
| AFRICAM 13B | Elementary Zulu | 4 |
| AFRICAM 14A | Intermediate Zulu | 4 |
| AFRICAM 14B | Intermediate Zulu | 4 |
| AFRICAM 15A | Advanced Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAM 15B | Advanced Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAM 19A | Advanced Zulu | 4 |
| AFRICAM 19B | Advanced Zulu | 4 |
| AFRICAM 30B | Elementary Chichewa | 4 |
| AFRICAM 31A | Intermediate Chichewa | 4 |
| AFRICAM 31B | Intermediate Chichewa | 4 |
| ARABIC 1B | Elementary Arabic | 5 |
| ARABIC 20A | Intermediate Arabic | 5 |
| ARABIC 20B | Intermediate Arabic | 5 |
| ARABIC 30 | Intermediate Arabic | 10 |
| ARABIC 100A | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
| ARABIC 100B | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
| ARMENI 1B | Introductory Armenian | 3 |
| ARMENI 101A | Continuing Armenian | 3 |
| ARMENI 101B | Continuing Armenian | 3 |
| BANGLA 1B | Introductory Bengali | 5 |
| BANGLA 101A | Intermediate Bengali | 5 |
| BANGLA 101B | Intermediate Bengali | 5 |
| BOSCRSR 27B | Introductory Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian | 4 |
| BOSCRSR 117A | Continuing Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian | 4 |
| BOSCRSR 117B | Continuing Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian | 4 |
| BURMESE 1B | Introductory Burmese | 5 |
| CELTIC 85 | Intermediate Modern Irish | 4 |
| CELTIC 86 | Intermediate Modern Welsh | 4 |
| CELTIC 102B | Advanced Breton | 4 |
| CELTIC 144A | Modern Welsh Level 3 | 4 |
| CELTIC 144B | Modern Welsh Level 4 | 4 |
| CELTIC 145A | Intermediate Irish Language | 4 |
| CELTIC 145B | Modern Irish Level Four | 4 |
| CHICANO 5 | Intensive Elementary Spanish Language and Latin American Culture | 5 |
| CHICANO 10 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish Language and Mexican Culture | 5 |
| CHINESE 1 | Intensive Elementary Chinese | 10 |
| CHINESE 1B | Elementary Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 1X | Elementary Chinese for Mandarin Speakers | 4 |
| CHINESE 1Y | Elementary Chinese for Dialect Speakers | 5 |
| CHINESE 10 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese | 10 |
| CHINESE 10A | Intermediate Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 10B | Intermediate Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 10X | Intermediate Chinese for Mandarin Speakers | 4 |
| CHINESE 10Y | Intermediate Chinese for Dialect Speakers | 5 |
| CHINESE 100A | Advanced Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 100B | Advanced Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 100XA | Advanced Chinese for Mandarin Speakers | 4 |
| CHINESE 100XB | Advanced Chinese for Mandarin Speakers | 4 |
| CHINESE 100YA | Advanced Chinese for Dialect Speakers | 5 |
| CHINESE 100YB | Advanced Chinese for Dialect Speakers | 5 |
| COM LIT 112B | Modern Greek Composition | 4 |
| CUNEIF 100B | Elementary Akkadian | 5 |
| CUNEIF 102B | Elementary Sumerian | 4 |
| CUNEIF 106B | Elementary Hittite | 4 |
| CZECH 26B | Introductory Czech | 4 |
| CZECH 116A | Continuing Czech | 4 |
| CZECH 116B | Continuing Czech | 4 |
| DANISH 1B | Beginning Danish | 4 |
| DUTCH 2 | Intermediate Dutch | 5 |
| DUTCH 110 | Advanced Dutch | 4 |
| DUTCH 125 | Conversation and Composition | 4 |
| EGYPT 100B | Elementary Egyptian | 5 |
| EGYPT 101A | Intermediate Egyptian | 3 |
| EGYPT 101B | Intermediate Egyptian | 3 |
| EGYPT 102B | Elementary Coptic | 4 |
| FILIPN 1B | Introductory Filipino | 5 |
| FILIPN W1Y | Introductory Filipino for Heritage Learners Online | 5 |
| FILIPN 100A | Intermediate Filipino | 5 |
| FILIPN 100B | Intermediate Filipino | 5 |
| FILIPN W100A | Intermediate Filipino Online | 5 |
| FILIPN W100B | Intermediate Filipino Online | 5 |
| FILIPN 101A | Advanced Filipino | 3 |
| FILIPN 101B | Advanced Filipino | 3 |
| FILIPN W101A | Advanced Filipino Online | 3 |
| FILIPN W101B | Advanced Filipino Online | 3 |
| FINNISH 1B | Beginning Finnish | 4 |
| FINNISH 102A | Intermediate Finnish | 4 |
| FINNISH 102B | Intermediate Finnish | 4 |
| FRENCH 2 | Elementary French | 5 |
| FRENCH 3 | Intermediate French | 5 |
| FRENCH 4 | Advanced Intermediate French | 5 |
| FRENCH 102 | Reading and Writing Skills in French | 4 |
| GERMAN 2 | Elementary German 2 | 5 |
| GERMAN 3 | Intermediate German I | 5 |
| GERMAN 4 | Intermediate German II | 5 |
| GERMAN 101 | Advanced German: Conversation, Composition and Style | 3 |
| GERMAN 102A | Advanced Language Practice: German Performance | 3 |
| GREEK 2 | Elementary Greek | 4 |
| HEBREW 1B | Elementary Hebrew | 5 |
| HEBREW 10 | Intensive Elementary Hebrew | 10 |
| HEBREW 20A | Intermediate Hebrew | 5 |
| HEBREW 20B | Intermediate Hebrew | 5 |
| HEBREW 100A | Advanced Hebrew | 3 |
| HEBREW 100B | Advanced Hebrew | 3 |
| HINDI 1B | Introductory Hindi | 5 |
| HINDI 100A | Intermediate Hindi | 4 |
| HINDI 100B | Intermediate Hindi | 4 |
| HINDI 101A | Readings in Modern Hindi | 3 |
| HINDI 101B | Readings in Modern Hindi | 3 |
| HUNGARI 1B | Introductory Hungarian | 3,4 |
| ICELAND 1B | Beginning Icelandic II | 4 |
| ITALIAN 1R | Intensive Italian for Romance Languages Speakers | 5 |
| ITALIAN 1S | Intensive Italian for Romance Languages Speakers | 6 |
| ITALIAN 2 | Elementary Italian | 5 |
| ITALIAN 3 | Intermediate Italian | 4 |
| ITALIAN 4 | Intermediate Italian | 4 |
| ITALIAN 12 | Advanced Conversational Italian | 3 |
| ITALIAN N12 | Italian Conversation II | 3 |
| ITALIAN 101 | Advanced Writing Workshop | 4 |
| ITALIAN 101A | Advanced Grammar, Reading, and Composition | 4 |
| ITALIAN 101B | Advanced Grammar, Reading, and Composition | 4 |
| JAPAN 1 | Intensive Elementary Japanese | 10 |
| JAPAN 1B | Elementary Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 10 | Intensive Intermediate Japanese | 10 |
| JAPAN 10A | Intermediate Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 10B | Intermediate Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 10X | Intermediate Japanese for Heritage Learners | 5 |
| JAPAN 100 | Intensive Advanced Japanese | 10 |
| JAPAN 100A | Advanced Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 100B | Advanced Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 100X | Advanced Japanese for Heritage Learners | 5 |
| KHMER 1B | Introductory Khmer | 5 |
| KHMER 100A | Intermediate Khmer | 5 |
| KHMER 100B | Intermediate Khmer | 5 |
| KHMER 101A | Advanced Khmer | 3 |
| KHMER 101B | Advanced Khmer | 3 |
| KOREAN 1 | Intensive Elementary Korean | 10 |
| KOREAN 1B | Elementary Korean | 5 |
| KOREAN 1BX | Elementary Korean for Heritage Speakers | 5 |
| KOREAN 10 | Intensive Intermediate Korean | 10 |
| KOREAN 10A | Intermediate Korean | 5 |
| KOREAN 10AX | Intermediate Korean for Heritage Speakers | 5 |
| KOREAN 10B | Intermediate Korean | 5 |
| KOREAN 10BX | Intermediate Korean for Heritage Speakers | 5 |
| KOREAN 100A | Advanced Korean | 5 |
| KOREAN 100AX | Advanced Korean for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| KOREAN 100B | Advanced Korean | 5 |
| KOREAN 100BX | Advanced Korean for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| LATIN 2 | Elementary Latin | 4 |
| LINGUIS 1B | American Sign Language II | 5 |
| LINGUIS 2A | American Sign Language 3 | 5 |
| MONGOLN 1B | Elementary Mongolian | 5 |
| NORWEGN 1B | Beginning Norwegian | 4 |
| PERSIAN 1B | Elementary Modern Persian | 5 |
| PERSIAN 10 | Intensive Elementary Persian | 10 |
| PERSIAN 20 | Intensive Intermediate Persian | 10 |
| PERSIAN 20A | Intermediate Modern Persian | 5 |
| PERSIAN 20B | Intermediate Modern Persian | 5 |
| PERSIAN 100A | Advanced Persian | 3 |
| PERSIAN 100B | Advanced Persian | 3 |
| POLISH 25B | Introductory Polish | 4 |
| POLISH 115A | Continuing Polish | 4 |
| POLISH 115B | Continuing Polish | 4 |
| PORTUG 50 | Intensive Portuguese for Spanish Speakers | 4 |
| PORTUG 102 | Readings in Portuguese | 4 |
| PUNJABI 1B | Introductory Punjabi | 5 |
| PUNJABI 15 | Intensive Elementary Punjabi | 10 |
| PUNJABI 100A | Intermediate Punjabi | 5 |
| PUNJABI 100B | Intermediate Punjabi | 5 |
| RUSSIAN 2 | Elementary Russian | 5 |
| RUSSIAN 3 | Intermediate Russian | 5 |
| RUSSIAN 4 | Intermediate Russian | 5 |
| RUSSIAN 6A | Introductory Russian for Heritage Speakers | 3 |
| RUSSIAN 6B | Introductory Russian for Heritage Speakers | 3 |
| RUSSIAN 103A | Advanced Russian | 4 |
| RUSSIAN 103B | Advanced Russian | 4 |
| SANSKR 100B | Elementary Sanskrit | 5 |
| SANSKR 101A | Intermediate Sanskrit: Epic and Puracic Sanskrit | 5 |
| SANSKR 101B | Intermediate Sanskrit: Sastraic (Scientific) Sanskrit | 5 |
| SCANDIN 100A | Intermediate Scandinavian Languages (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) | 4 |
| SCANDIN 100B | INTERMEDIATE SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES (DANISH, NORWEGIAN, SWEDISH) | 4 |
| SEMITIC 100B | Aramaic | 3 |
| SPANISH 2 | Elementary Spanish | 5 |
| SPANISH 3 | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| SPANISH N3 | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| SPANISH 4 | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| SPANISH N4 | Intermediate Spanish | 5 |
| SPANISH 15 | Intensive Beginning Spanish Workshop | 10 |
| SPANISH 21 | Spanish for Bilingual Students, First Course | 3 |
| SPANISH 22 | Spanish for Bilingual Students, Second Course | 3 |
| SPANISH 25 | Reading and Analysis of Literary Texts | 3 |
| SPANISH 100 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 4 |
| SWEDISH 1B | Beginning Swedish | 4 |
| TAMIL 1B | Introductory Tamil | 5 |
| TELUGU 1B | Elementary Telugu | 4 |
| THAI 1B | Introduction to Thai | 5 |
| THAI 100A | Intermediate Thai | 5 |
| THAI 100B | Intermediate Thai | 5 |
| THAI 101A | Advanced Thai | 3 |
| THAI 101B | Advanced Thai | 3 |
| TIBETAN 1B | Elementary Tibetan | 5 |
| TIBETAN 10A | Intermediate Tibetan | 3 |
| TIBETAN 10B | Intermediate Tibetan | 3 |
| TIBETAN 110A | Intensive Readings in Tibetan | 4 |
| TIBETAN 110B | Intensive Readings in Tibetan | 4 |
| TURKISH 1B | Elementary Modern Turkish | 5 |
| TURKISH 10 | Elementary Turkish | 10 |
| TURKISH 100A | Intermediate Modern Turkish | 5 |
| TURKISH 100B | Intermediate Modern Turkish | 5 |
| TURKISH 101A | Readings in Modern Turkish | 3 |
| TURKISH 101B | Readings in Modern Turkish | 3 |
| URDU 1B | Introductory Urdu | 5 |
| URDU 100A | Intermediate Urdu | 4 |
| URDU 100B | Intermediate Urdu | 4 |
| VIETNMS 1B | Introductory Vietnamese | 5 |
| VIETNMS 15 | Intensive Introductory Vietnamese | 10 |
| VIETNMS 100A | Intermediate Vietnamese | 5 |
| VIETNMS 100B | Intermediate Vietnamese | 5 |
| VIETNMS 101A | Advanced Vietnamese | 3 |
| VIETNMS 101B | Advanced Vietnamese | 3 |
| YIDDISH 102 | Intermediate Yiddish | 5 |
(2) Completion of a pre-approved breadth course that is taught in a language other than English and requires an advanced language instruction course as a prerequisite. For this option, students may use the course to fulfill Foreign Language and one of the approved Seven-Course Breadth areas, provided the course is completed with a letter grade of C- or higher:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAM 9A | Advanced Wolof | 4 |
| AFRICAM 9B | Advanced Wolof | 4 |
| AFRICAM 15A | Advanced Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAM 15B | Advanced Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAM 19A | Advanced Zulu | 4 |
| AFRICAM 19B | Advanced Zulu | 4 |
| ARABIC 100A | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
| ARABIC 100B | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
| ARABIC 104B | Classical Arabic Prose | 3 |
| ARABIC 105B | Classical Arabic Poetry | 3 |
| ARABIC 107 | Arabic Historical and Geographical Texts | 3 |
| ARABIC 108 | Islamic Religious and Philosophical Texts in Arabic | 3 |
| ARABIC 111A | Survey of Arabic Literature (in Arabic) | 3 |
| ARABIC 111B | Survey of Arabic Literature (in Arabic) | 3 |
| ARMENI 102 | Advanced Readings in Specialized Armenian | 4 |
| BUDDSTD C140 | Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts | 4 |
| BUDDSTD C141 | Introductory Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts | 4 |
| CELTIC 102B | Advanced Breton | 4 |
| CHINESE 100A | Advanced Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 100B | Advanced Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 101 | Fourth-Year Chinese Readings: Literature | 4 |
| CHINESE 102 | Fourth-Year Chinese Readings: Social Sciences and History | 4 |
| CHINESE 110 | Introduction to Literary Chinese | 8 |
| CHINESE 110A | Introduction to Literary Chinese | 4 |
| CHINESE 110B | Introduction to Literary Chinese | 4 |
| CHINESE 111 | Fifth-Year Readings: Reading and Analysis of Advanced Chinese Texts | 4 |
| CHINESE 112 | Fifth-Year Readings: Chinese for Research and Professional Use | 4 |
| CHINESE 120 | Ancient Chinese Prose | 4 |
| CHINESE 122 | Ancient Chinese Poetry | 4 |
| CHINESE 134 | Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry | 4 |
| CHINESE 136 | Readings in Medieval Prose | 4 |
| CHINESE C140 | Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts | 4 |
| CHINESE 153 | Reading Taiwan | 4 |
| CHINESE 155 | Readings in Vernacular Chinese Literature | 4 |
| CHINESE 156 | Modern Chinese Literature | 4 |
| CHINESE 157 | Contemporary Chinese Literature | 4 |
| CHINESE 158 | Reading Chinese Cities | 4 |
| CHINESE 159 | Cities and the Country | 4 |
| CHINESE 161 | Structure of the Chinese Language | 4 |
| CHINESE 165 | History of the Chinese Language | 4 |
| CZECH 163 | Advanced Reading Tutorials in Czech | 3 |
| DUTCH 125 | Conversation and Composition | 4 |
| FILIPN 101A | Advanced Filipino | 3 |
| FILIPN 101B | Advanced Filipino | 3 |
| FILIPN W101A | Advanced Filipino Online | 3 |
| FILIPN W101B | Advanced Filipino Online | 3 |
| FRENCH 4 | Advanced Intermediate French | 5 |
| FRENCH 102 | Reading and Writing Skills in French | 4 |
| FRENCH 103A | Language and Culture | 4 |
| FRENCH 103B | Language and Culture | 4 |
| FRENCH 112A | Medieval Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 112B | Medieval Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 114A | Late Medieval Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 116A | Sixteenth-Century Literature: Marot to Montaigne | 4 |
| FRENCH 117A | Seventeenth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 117B | Seventeenth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 118A | Eighteenth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 118B | Eighteenth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 119A | Nineteenth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 119B | Nineteenth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 120A | Twentieth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 120B | Twentieth-Century Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 121A | Literary Themes, Genres, and Structures | 4 |
| FRENCH 121B | Literary Themes, Genres, and Structures | 4 |
| FRENCH 123 | Prose Fiction | 4 |
| FRENCH 125A | Poetics and Poetry | 4 |
| FRENCH 126 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
| FRENCH 139 | Creative Writing in French | 4 |
| FRENCH 141 | French Studies in an International Context | 4 |
| FRENCH 150A | Women in French Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 150B | Women in French Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 151A | Francophone Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 151B | Francophone Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 170 | French Films | 4 |
| FRENCH 172A | Psychoanalytic Theory and Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 174 | Music and Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 175A | Literature and the Visual Arts | 4 |
| FRENCH 176 | Philosophy and Literature | 4 |
| FRENCH 185 | Literature and Colonialism | 4 |
| GERMAN 101 | Advanced German: Conversation, Composition and Style | 3 |
| GERMAN 102A | Advanced Language Practice: German Performance | 3 |
| GERMAN 102D | Advanced Language Practice: Popular Culture in Germany | 3 |
| HEBREW 100A | Advanced Hebrew | 3 |
| HEBREW 100B | Advanced Hebrew | 3 |
| HEBREW 104A | Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture | 3 |
| HEBREW 104B | Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture | 3 |
| HINDI 101A | Readings in Modern Hindi | 3 |
| HINDI 101B | Readings in Modern Hindi | 3 |
| ITALIAN 101 | Advanced Writing Workshop | 4 |
| ITALIAN 101A | Advanced Grammar, Reading, and Composition | 4 |
| ITALIAN 101B | Advanced Grammar, Reading, and Composition | 4 |
| ITALIAN 102 | Italian through the Arts | 4 |
| JAPAN 100A | Advanced Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 100B | Advanced Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 102 | Fourth-Year Readings: Japanese Culture | 4 |
| JAPAN 103 | Fourth-Year Readings: Japanese Literature | 4 |
| JAPAN 111 | Fifth-Year Readings: Reading and Analysis of Advanced Japanese Texts | 4 |
| JAPAN 120 | Introduction to Classical Japanese | 4 |
| JAPAN 130 | Classical Japanese Poetry | 4 |
| JAPAN 132 | Premodern Japanese Diary (Nikki) Literature | 4 |
| JAPAN 140 | Heian Prose | 4 |
| JAPAN C141 | Introductory Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts | 4 |
| JAPAN 144 | Edo Literature | 4 |
| JAPAN 159 | Contemporary Japanese Literature | 4 |
| KHMER 101A | Advanced Khmer | 3 |
| KHMER 101B | Advanced Khmer | 3 |
| KOREAN 100A | Advanced Korean | 5 |
| KOREAN 100B | Advanced Korean | 5 |
| KOREAN 101 | Fourth-Year Readings: Korean Literature | 4 |
| KOREAN 102 | Fourth-Year Readings: Korean Social Sciences and History | 4 |
| KOREAN 130 | Genre and Occasion in Traditional Poetry | 4 |
| KOREAN 150 | Modern Korean Poetry | 4 |
| KOREAN 153 | Readings in Modern Korean Literature | 4 |
| KOREAN 155 | Modern Korean Fiction | 4 |
| KOREAN 157 | Contemporary Korean Literature | 4 |
| PERSIAN 100A | Advanced Persian | 3 |
| PERSIAN 100B | Advanced Persian | 3 |
| PERSIAN 101A | Readings in Persian Literature | 3 |
| PERSIAN 101B | Readings in Persian Literature | 3 |
| PERSIAN 102A | Readings in Classical Persian Prose | 3 |
| PERSIAN 102B | Readings in Classical Persian Prose | 3 |
| PERSIAN 103A | Classical Persian Poetry | 3 |
| PERSIAN 103B | Classical Persian Poetry | 3 |
| PERSIAN 104A | Contemporary Persian Literature | 3 |
| PERSIAN 104B | Contemporary Persian Literature | 3 |
| PERSIAN 105 | Modern Analytical Prose in Persian | 3 |
| RUSSIAN 103A | Advanced Russian | 4 |
| RUSSIAN 103B | Advanced Russian | 4 |
| RUSSIAN 105A | Advanced Russian/English/Russian Translation | 3 |
| RUSSIAN 105B | Advanced Russian/English/Russian Translation | 3 |
| SPANISH 25 | Reading and Analysis of Literary Texts | 3 |
| SPANISH 100 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 4 |
| SPANISH 102A | Advanced Grammar and Composition | 4 |
| SPANISH 102C | Advanced Writing Workshop | 4 |
| SPANISH N102C | Advanced Composition: Breaking News: The Present and Past as Told by the Press | 3 |
| SPANISH 107A | Survey of Spanish Literature | 4 |
| SPANISH 107B | Survey of Spanish Literature | 4 |
| SPANISH 109 | Spanish Drama of the 16th and 17th Centuries | 4 |
| SPANISH 111A | Cervantes | 4 |
| SPANISH 111B | Cervantes | 4 |
| SPANISH 115 | Spanish Poetry | 4 |
| SPANISH 135 | Studies in Hispanic Literature | 4 |
| SPANISH 135W | Studies in Hispanic Literature - Writing Intensive | 4 |
| THAI 101A | Advanced Thai | 3 |
| THAI 101B | Advanced Thai | 3 |
| TURKISH 101A | Readings in Modern Turkish | 3 |
| TURKISH 101B | Readings in Modern Turkish | 3 |
| URDU 101B | Advanced Urdu | 3 |
| VIETNMS 101A | Advanced Vietnamese | 3 |
| VIETNMS 101B | Advanced Vietnamese | 3 |
(3) Proficiency exam issued by a UC faculty. Note: Not all language departments/faculty administer proficiency exams. Check with the department for your language of interest to confirm that this option is available.The faculty administering the exam must issue the results on UC departmental letterhead, and confirm proficiency (i.e. C- or higher) in reading, writing, speaking and listening at a level equivalent to what the student would have otherwise achieved by completion of instruction through the second semester (or third quarter) of instruction in a language other than English.
Satisfying Foreign Language with a Transfer Course
All transfer courses pursued for Foreign Language must be completed with a C- or higher.
- Students admitted with IGETC Certification or UC Reciprocity have satisfied Foreign Language. No additional course work is required.
- Continuing Berkeley students who have already completed course work at Berkeley may pursue a pre-approved course for Foreign Language at a California Community College during the summer, or while not enrolled at Berkeley during a fall or spring term. To identify pre-approved courses for Foreign Language, use ASSIST.org.
- Transfer courses from accredited higher education institutions may also be considered. Talk to an L&S College Adviser or email (AskLnS@berkeley.edu) for more information.