Satisfaction of the language requirement does not happen automatically for students whose native language is not English.

Students need to provide objective evidence of their current language proficiency in the native language in all four skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. There are three options for demonstrating proficiency:

1. High school transcript: Provide a high school transcript that indicates that the language of instruction in the student's secondary school was a language other than English, or that the student took courses in his or her native language during high school. If you know that your transcript will not provide an indication of your proficiency in your native language, you might consider requesting a letter from a school official attesting to your level of proficiency.

2. Verification by Carleton professor: Have a Carleton language professor attest to your proficiency. The professor should send a letter to Dean Elizabeth Ciner verifying that you have the language skills of someone who has taken at least four terms of a language.

3. Testing: Dean Ciner's office has a list of qualified testers that they will contact, at your request, to administer a test to prove proficiency.

If English is not your native language and you think you have the skills to be exempted from the language requirement, download and complete the Bilingual Petition located in the upper right corner. Return the completed form (and accompanying high school transcript, if applicable) to Elizabeth Ciner, Associate Dean of the College, Laird 131, x4300.