The Language Requirement

Carleton requires that all students become competent in a second language. This requirement can be satisfied in these ways:

   For languages taught at Carleton:

• Students should take the placement exams online or during New Student Week

   For languages not taught at Carleton: 

• Satisfactory completion of a fourth-level language course numbered 204 (fifth-level or 205 in Arabic, Japanese or Chinese); or
• For native speakers of languages other than English, by demonstrating competence in their native language as well as English. See our Language Exemption site for details.

NOTE: 

For more information about studying languages at Carleton, see our Language Requirement FAQ.

The following languages are offered at Carleton.  Follow the links for further information about the language programs available at Carleton.

Arabic

Chinese

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Japanese

Latin

Russian

Spanish