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Language Requirement

The BUonline Language Center


Every student at BUonline is required to attain a certain proficiency in two foreign languages. The determination of such proficiency will vary from Division to Division. It is the student's responsibility to learn how the requirement is satisfied in the languages you select.

How to Satisfy the Language Requirement:

  1. Pass a proficiency examination administered by the BUonline Language Center after the completion of a minimum of three courses study (or the equivalent). In most instances, students will take the proficiency examination after completing four courses (or the equivalent) of study
  2. Earn a passing grade, after four courses.
  3. Receive an exemption from the BUonline Language Center, before beginning language study at BUonline, as a result of achieving the required score on any of the following:
    • A BUonline Language Center placement test. All students who have had previous study of a language that wish to continue with the same language to fulfill the Language Requirement must take a placement test in the language at the BUonline Language Center, to determine their appropriate level of study. Some students may do well enough in the exam to be exempt from the Language Requirement.

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Updated Jan 26, 2007