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Language Other Than English Requirement

Before graduating, Cal State San Marcos students must demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English in any one of the following ways:

  • having completed the equivalent of an intermediate-level (201-level or higher) course in a language other than English at the college level, with a C grade or better;

  • successfully challenging the equivalent of an intermediate-level courses in a language other than English at the college level;

  • having successfully received a score of 3 or better on the Advanced Placement Foreign Language Examination.

  • having been required to take the TOEFL as a condition for admission into the University;

  • demonstrating Stage 3 proficiency level according to the latest American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines.

Students are encouraged to contact the Language Proficiency Assessor at (760) 750-4197 regarding any questions about the requirement or to arrange for proficiency testing. Some of your questions about testing might also be answered by viewing our web site:

http://lynx.csusm.edu/llc/graduation_requirement.asp A fee is required for proficiency testing. Please see page 31 of the California State University San Marcos 2006-2008 General Catalog for fee information.

Certain courses used to meet this requirement may be used to partially satisfy three (3) units of the lower-division General Education requirement in the Arts and Humanities area.

CSUSM accepts American Sign Language (ASL) in fulfillment of this requirement, but does not accept computer languages.

[Source: California State University San Marcos 2006-2008 General Catalog, page 84.]