Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement

As a graduation requirement, all Mount Union students must demonstrate proficiency in a modern foreign language equivalent to the satisfactory completion of a 102-level course. The proficiency requirement can be satisfied in one of the following ways:

1. By passing the Proficiency Test.
2. By satisfactorily completing a 102 or higher level course in a modern foreign language previously studied.
3. By satisfactorily completing the 101-102 sequence of a modern foreign language not previously studied.

Special situations:

• Students who have never studied a modern foreign language before coming to Mount Union must satisfactorily complete the 101-102 sequence of a modern foreign language taught at Mount Union.
• Students who have satisfactorily completed a three-semester-hour course at the 102 level or higher in any modern foreign languageat an accredited college or university will be considered to have completed the foreign language proficiency requirement.
• Four-year University of Mount Union international students from countries where English is not an official language can choose tosatisfy the foreign language proficiency in one of the above-mentioned ways or as follows:

1. By presenting a TOEFL score of 500 or higher (paper score), 173 or higher (computer score) or 61 or higher (internet score).
2. By satisfactorily completing an ESL course at the 109 level or higher.