Associate of Arts Foreign Language Requirements

Options to Complete the Foreign Language Requirement:

1.  Complete a fourth-semester transferable college course in a foreign language.
2. Complete a fourth-semester transferable college course in American Sign Language (AM).
3. Demonstrate proficiency through a means determined by the Humanities Department including but not limited to minimum standardized test scores (CBAPE, SAT II, or IB), attaining a minimum aptitude on an accredited foreign language assessment test or providing transcript evidence of a high school or equivalent diploma in which English was not the language of instruction. Students interested in taking a placement examination should contact the TMCC Testing Services at 775-673-8241 for information.

Note: Four years of high school foreign language instruction does not automatically satisfy this requirement.

Students who have proficiency in a foreign language that is equivalent to that of students who have completed four semesters of college-level foreign language may be eligible to waive this requirement. Students will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the department to support this claim. Contact the Humanities Department at 775-674-7945 or TMCC Academic Advising at 775-673-7062 for information. Please note that the waiver is only for Truckee Meadows Community College and may not be honored at any other college.

Additional elective credits may be necessary to meet the total degree requirements.