Foreign Language Requirements
Computer Science majors must fulfill a foreign language requirement as part of the core curriculum of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This requirement can be fulfilled by taking two courses in the same language at the intermediate level:
| Language | Course Sequence | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| French | FRE 1121 / FRE 1122 | 3 per course |
| German | GER 1121 / GER 1122 | 3 per course |
| Italian | ITA 1121 / ITA 1122 | 3 per course |
| Latin | LAT 2031 / LAT 2032 | 3 per course |
| Spanish | SPA 1121 / SPA 1122 | 3 per course |
These intermediate course sequences are designed for a student who studied the language for at least two years in high school, or who took the appropriate introductory level sequence of courses here at Villanova. Therefore, if a student wants to take any of these languages and didn't study it in high school, he or she must take the introductory sequence (i.e., FRE 1111 / 1112), which will count as free electives, and then take the intermediate sequence to fulfill the requirement.
If a student took a language for at least two years in high school and wants to continue studying that language at Villanova, but doesn't feel comfortable starting at the intermediate level, the student can take one or both introductory level courses. However, in this case, the introductory courses will fill no program requirement, including free electives.
A student can also fulfill the foreign language requirement by taking any of the following sequences, which assume no prior background in the language. Note that these sequences are generally more intensive, meeting 5 or 6 hours per week.
| Language | Course Sequence | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ARB 1111 / ARB 1112 | 6 per course |
| Chinese | CHI 1111 / CHI 1112 | 6 per course |
| Greek | GRK 1001 / GRK 1002 | 5 per course |
| Japanese | JAP 1111 / JAP 1112 | 6 per course |
| Russian | RUS 1111 / RUS 1112 | 6 per course |
In general Novasis will not allow a student to register for more than 17 credits in one semester. An automatic exception to this rule is if the excessive number of credits is due to one of the courses being a 5 or 6 credit foreign language course.
International students, for whom English is a second language, may not choose their native language to fulfill the language requirement.