Ray T. Clifford, Director
3086 JFSB, (801) 422-1201
College of Humanities Advisement Center
1175 JFSB, (801) 422-4789
Admission to Degree Program
The undergraduate minor program in the Center for Language
Studies is open enrollment.
General Information
To extend the exceptional foreign language capabilities of BYU to
a large audience, the Center for Language Studies offers a variety
of language courses during the summer term (mid-June to
mid-August) and regular courses in less commonly taught languages
during the academic year.
Summer intensive courses include:
Advanced language/culture courses for returned missionaries
(and others of comparable ability), especially in less commonly
taught languages. Some of these courses will fulfill the general
education language requirement.
Foundation courses covering the equivalent of a full academic
year of study in a major language.
Students may earn up to two semesters of academic language
credit for an intensive summer course. Students need not be
regular BYU students to enroll and receive credit during summer
term. Student demand and availability of qualified faculty
determine which languages are taught each summer.
Interested students and potential adjunct faculty are requested
to register their desires to participate in summer programs as
early as possible by completing the survey form on the center’s
Web page, http://cls.byu.edu, or by contacting the office at 3086
JFSB.
Academic-year courses include:
Established courses in less commonly taught languages that
regular, full-time faculty teach. Enrollment in these courses is
generally regular daytime enrollment. See course listings
below.
Courses on demand that are taught if sufficient student
demand and qualified teachers are available. Enrollment in
these courses is generally through the Division of Continuing
Education, Evening Classes. Most of the less commonly taught
languages are listed under the general title Foreign Language
(FLang).
Language and culture courses for returned missionaries (see
departmental pages for complete listing of language courses):
Some of the following courses are designated as “culminating
courses” to fulfill the general education language requirement.
(Some courses not listed below but taught in the summer
programs also may fulfill the general education language
requirement.) Returned missionaries should receive advice from
the relevant department when multiple classes in the language of
their interest are listed.
Humanities, Classics and Comparative Literature
Dansh 340.
Finn 340.
Norwe 340.
Swed 340.
Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages:
Cant 202.
Chin 102, 112, 202.
Japan 221.
Korea 202.
Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages:
Bulgn 330.
Czech 330.
Dutch 340.
Germ 330.
Hung 330.
Polsh 330.
Russ 330.
SrbCr 330.
Ukrai 330.
Department of French and Italian:
Fren 202, 321, 340.
Ital 321, 340.
Rom 340.
Department of Spanish and Portuguese:
Port 315.
Span 315, 321.
Less commonly taught languages listed under the general title
FLang 330R may also fulfill the GE Foreign Language
requirement.
Upon completion of an approved culminating language
course that fulfills the foreign language general education
requirement, returned missionaries and others with comparable
skills may receive additional graded credit by examination for
classes leading to the level of the culminating course (up to an
additional 16 credit hours). In some cases, up to 12 credit hours
may be earned by examination without taking the culminating
course, but all such credit will be pass/fail credit. An examination
once taken for pass/fail credit cannot be retaken or reevaluated
for graded credit. Contact the College of Humanities Technology
and Research Support Center for information about these
examinations. All language credit earned by enrollment on
campus will be graded.
Center for Language Studies
The center offers the following courses—often in collaboration
with language departments—depending on demand and
availability of qualified faculty. The number and types of classes
vary. (Students should check with their major advisement center
to determine whether the class offered fulfills the GE Foreign
Language requirement.)
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Afrikaans |
Hebrew |
Portuguese |
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Albanian |
Hindi |
Quechua |
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Arabic |
Hmong |
Quiche |
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Armenian |
Hungarian |
Rarotongan |
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Aymara |
Icelandic |
Romanian |
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Basque |
Ilangot |
Russian |
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Bulgarian |
Ilocano |
Samoan |
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Cambodian |
Indonesian |
Serbian |
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Cakchiquel |
Italian |
Slovene |
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Cantonese |
Japanese |
Spanish |
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Catalan |
Korean |
Swahili |
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Cebuano |
Laotian |
Swedish |
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Croatian |
Latin |
Tagalog |
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Czech |
Latvian |
Tahitian |
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Danish |
Lithuanian |
Taiwanese |
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Dutch |
Malagasy |
Thai |
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Estonian |
Mandarin |
Tongan |
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Farsi |
Maori |
Trukese |
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Fijian |
Maya |
Turkish |
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Finnish |
Mongolian |
Ukrainian |
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French |
Navajo |
Urdu |
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German |
Niuean |
Vanuatau |
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Greek |
Norse |
Vietnamese |
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Guarani |
Norwegian |
Waray-Waray |
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Hiatian Creole |
Polish |
Welsh |
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Hawaiian |
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