{"id":49345,"date":"2016-03-28T21:51:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T21:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/languages\/?page_id=49345"},"modified":"2018-05-24T01:26:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T01:26:34","slug":"faqs-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/languages\/faqs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OFFERINGS<\/p>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49351\"><a href=\"#offerings\">What languages do you offer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49372\"><a href=\"#summerlanguages\">Do you offer summer language classes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49378\"><a href=\"#onlinelanguages\">Do you offer online language classes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49374\"><a href=\"#languagesnotoffered\">Where can I study languages that you don\u2019t offer?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CREDIT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49376\"><a href=\"#credittransfer\">Do you give credit for language courses taken elsewhere?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49347\"><a href=\"#testingout\">How do I test out of a language?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>STUDY ABROAD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49354\"><a href=\"#studyabroadrequirement\">Do I have to study abroad?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49354\"><a href=\"#studyabroadapproval\">How do I get study-abroad courses approved?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(QUESTIONS REPEATED BELOW WITH ANSWERS IN ITALICS)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OFFERINGS<\/p>\n<a id=\"offerings\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49351\">What languages do you offer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>Please see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/languages\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Offerings<\/a> section.<\/em><\/p>\n<a id=\"summerlanguages\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49372\">Do you offer summer language classes?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>We currently offer beginning ASL, French, and Spanish during the summer. Because of the compressed time frame, summer\u00a0classes\u00a0move very quickly, typically meeting\u00a0three times a week for\u00a0three and a half\u00a0hours per meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<a id=\"onlinelanguages\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49378\">Do you offer online language classes?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>To ensure quality, we\u00a0are experimenting very slowly with online language teaching. At present we offer only FRE 111 and 112 in an\u00a0all-online format.<\/em><\/p>\n<a id=\"languagesnotoffered\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49374\">Where can I study languages that you don\u2019t offer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>The University of Minnesota offers many\u00a0languages that we are unable to given our small size. Macalester College and the University of St. Thomas, both in Saint Paul, are also good choices.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CREDIT<\/p>\n<a id=\"credittransfer\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49376\">Do you give credit for language courses taken elsewhere?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content container\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>Yes, as long as the course is\u00a0taken at an accredited institution of higher education and you receive a 2.0 or higher.<\/em><\/p>\n<a id=\"testingout\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49347\">How do I test out of a language?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em><strong>French, German, Spanish<\/strong>: Contact anyone\u00a0in Academic Advising to take the online placement test. You are allowed to take this test only once, and you do\u00a0not receive transcript credit for the courses\u00a0you test out of.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em><strong>ASL<\/strong>: We offer an in-person department exam that will give you transcript credit for ASL 101 or 102. The fee is $100 per credit or $400 per course, which comes to $800 if you want transcript credit for both\u00a0<span class=\"il\">ASL<\/span>\u00a0101 <u>and<\/u> 102. If your intention is simply to satisfy the Augsburg language requirement, you would need to take (and pass) only the <span class=\"il\">test<\/span> for 102 ($400). Please contact the Languages Department chair if you are interested in pursuing this option.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em><strong>Other languages<\/strong>: Augsburg honors exam results from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.languagetesting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Language Testing International<\/a>\u00a0(LTI),\u00a0which offers\u00a0the oral proficiency interview (OPI) in a wide\u00a0variety of languages. The cost is around $200: contact LTI directly for a quote or\u00a0to set up the exam. As with the placement test in French, German, and Spanish, you do not receive transcript credit for\u00a0this test, but a sufficient score (Intermediate-Low on the ACTFL scale) will allow you to\u00a0pass out of the Augsburg language requirement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em><strong>International students:<\/strong> If you\u00a0graduated from a high school\u00a0abroad\u00a0in which all instruction was in a language other than English (international schools with curricula in English do not count), your high school experience may\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0the proficiency necessary to exempt you from the Augsburg language requirement. To request an exemption through this option, you must provide a certified copy of your high school transcript, with an official translation into English, to the chair of the Languages Department.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>STUDY ABROAD<\/p>\n<a id=\"studyabroadrequirement\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49354\">Do I have to study abroad?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em><strong>Majors in\u00a0French, German, and Spanish<\/strong>\u00a0must study abroad for one semester (15 consecutive weeks). The study-abroad time may not be broken into smaller units even if it adds up to 15 weeks total.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em><strong>Majors in Cross-Cultural Studies<\/strong>\u00a0are\u00a0required to study abroad for one\u00a0semester (15 consecutive weeks)\u00a0OR complete\u00a0two international-study\u00a0seminars approved by the department.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em><strong>Language minors\u00a0<\/strong>are strongly encouraged but not required to study abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a id=\"studyabroadapproval\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; top: -20px; visibility: hidden;\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-49356\">How do I get study-abroad courses pre-approved?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>Please identify from the list below the type of course (in boldface) for which you seek\u00a0approval and consult with the indicated\u00a0authority.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>1. \u00a0For\u00a0courses that will\u00a0count toward\u00a0the<strong> Augsburg language requirement <\/strong>or that will fulfill\u00a0an\u00a0<strong>LAF\u00a0<\/strong>or<strong> Core requirement<\/strong>, please contact the Registrar\u2019s Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>2. \u00a0For\u00a0<strong>upper-division courses to be applied toward your major<\/strong>, please see your academic advisor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>3. \u00a0For\u00a0<strong>upper-division courses to be applied toward your Languages minor<\/strong>, please see the Languages Department chair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><em>4. \u00a0For<strong> electives that you intend to\u00a0count as\u00a0graduation credit only<\/strong> (and not toward any of the categories\u00a0in items 1-3), you do not need official approval, but\u00a0it is a good idea\u00a0to\u00a0discuss them (and your entire study-abroad plan) with your academic advisor.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OFFERINGS What languages do you offer? Do you offer summer language classes? Do you offer online language classes? Where can I study languages that you don\u2019t offer? CREDIT Do you give credit for language courses taken elsewhere? How do I test out of a language? STUDY ABROAD Do I have to study abroad? 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