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Language Requirement Substitution

Students who believe they have a documented disability that precludes learning a foreign language should contact Dr. Matthew Tominey in the Student Disabilities Services Office (SDS). Dr. Tominey will explain the assessment procedure, which may involve testing.

If a student's disability is verified by SDS, he or she should then meet with Dr. Alice Kelley in the College Office to discuss appropriate substitute courses. These courses will include a course in literature in translation that focuses on a particular country or region in which English is not the native language. When a student is approved for full substitution of the language (most students take one or more courses in a foreign language before applying for the substitution) the remaining three courses would include at least one course in linguistics or anthropology of language. The remaining two would be chosen from other courses focusing on the same culture represented in the literature course, as well as appropriate classes in linguistics. Each student's substitute courses must be approved by Dr. Kelley.