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Foreign Language Entrance and Degree Requirements for the B.S. Degree

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2020

Warren J. Wolfe
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It has now been six years since the publication, by Professor William R. Parker, of the survey, “Foreign Language Entrance and Degree Requirements for the B.A. Degree” (PMLA, September 1953). The statistics gathered at that time have been frequently revised, the fifth revision having appeared in the September 1957 Supplement to PMLA. The findings published in that study have given teachers and administrators a clear picture of the national pattern of foreign language requirements for the B.A. degree.

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Research Article
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PMLA , Volume 74 , Issue 4 Part 2 , September 1959 , pp. 34 - 44
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Copyright © Modern Language Association of America, 1959

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1 Except in Mathematics.

2 Beginning in September 1959, students must present at least 1 year in a FL, or take 1 year in a FL at Oglethorpe as an extra graduation requirement.

3 Effective September 1958.

4 In the Pre-Medical curriculum, 14s of French or German are required; Chemistry 14s of German; Mathematics, no requirement.

5 Requirement becomes effective for entering freshmen in 1959-60.

6 An alternative, open to some science students, allows for substitution of advanced work in English language, linguistics or semantics.

7 Three plans out of 4 for B.S. degree require FL study.

8 B.S. offered in Chemistry only; FL requirement is 8s in German and 8s in French.

9 Only 6s required for mathematics majors.

10 Alternate requirement: 6s of World Literature.

11 Number of hours varies according to major field: Pre-Medical and Chemistry require 21q German; Mathematics 12q.

12 Entrance units must be in Latin; 4 college credits must be in Latin.

13 Placement tests will be required of all students in 1959.

14 Chemistry majors must have 15s in German; Mathematics and Physics majors must have 12s of both French and German.

15 Requires a “reading knowledge of scientific German.”

16 No degree requirement for majors in Mathematics.

17 Degree requirement became effective September 1958.