University Foreign LanguageRequirements for College-Bound Students

R= recommended (makes the application more competitive)FL= foreign language

SR= strongly recommended 3/2= three years of 1 language or 2 years each of two foreign languages

3 to 4 years / 2 years / 2 years / 2 years / Miscellaneous
Cornell (R) (3/2) / ElizabethtownCollege / TempleUniversity / Moravian / LafayetteUniversity-application asks for number of years of FL study
University of MaryWashington(3/2) / OhioStateUniversity / TaylorUniversity / Campbellsville (R) / IndianaUniversityofPennsylvania- recommended
MarymountUniversity / LaSalleUniversity / CabriniCollege / BucknellUniversity / Virginia Tech- highly recommended
SyracuseUniversity(3) / UniversityofAlabama / Duquesne ( R) / LockHavenUniversityof PA / GeorgeMasonUniversity– highly recommended
PrincetonUniversity(4) / DickinsonUniversity / ImmaculataUniversity / Clarion ( R) / Rutgers-2years R except inCollegeofNursing
VillanovaUniversity(2 required, 4 R) / ArcadiaUniversity / ElonUniversity(3 R) / CaliforniaUniv.of Pennsylvania ( R ) / James Madison– shows competence in foreign language
UniversityofPennsylvania(4 R) / West Virginia
University (R) / HolyFamilyUniversity
( R ) / Slippery Rock University ( R ) / Edinboro University-not specific, but states students should follow college prep curriculum
George Washington (2 required, 4 R) / Central Michigan
University ( R ) / UniversityofMaryland / West Chester University ( R) / IthacaUniversity-for the Modern Language Program,2 years R
BostonUniversity(2 required, 4 R) / Shippensburg / UniversityofSouth Carolina / CheyneyUniversity
( R ) / WilmingtonCollege– preferred college prep curriculum
New YorkUniversity-(2-3 years required, more to be competitive / UniversityofNorth Carolina / UniversityofNorth Carolina / Bloomsburg University ( R) / University of the Sciences inPhiladelphia-4 units of electives (science, history, language,math
UniversityofDelaware(2 required, 4 R) / PennStateUniversity
2 required ( 3+ R for main campus) / Carleton ( at least) / Lycoming (R) / WellsCollege– 1 year
St.Joseph’s University
(2 required, 4 R) / Cedar Crest / DeSalesUniversity / Ursinus / BCCC– no requirement
Millersville (R) / UniversityofMassachusetts / Kutztown ( R )
East Stroudsburg University ( R ) / Mansfield ( R )