| Im from Canada and dont have 2 years of foreign language. U.S. Universities generally say this?

Im from Canada and dont have 2 years of foreign language. U.S. Universities generally say this?

ZoSo asked:


“must have…2-3 years of a foreign language. Please note that these are minimum requirements for consideration. Students most competitive for admission will exceed these minimums. International students should be completing a program of study that would qualify them for admission to selective universities in their own country.”

now in canada it is not required to take more than one highschool year of french (because we have learned it throughout elementary and junior school) even for the most selective universities. am i still eligible to apply for this particular university if i meet and exceed all other requirements.

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2 Responses to “Im from Canada and dont have 2 years of foreign language. U.S. Universities generally say this?”

  1. MollehFabulous on April 27th, 2009 7:24 am

    You should contact the admission offices of the universities in which you are interested and see what their requirements are for international students. The credit requirements are likely different, because countries outside the United States may already require students to learn a language in earlier years.

    Look on the website, there should be information for international students. If not, call, email, mail, or visit.

  2. cateislost on April 28th, 2009 1:58 pm

    I would assume that since Canada doesn’t require you to have that foreign language there is most likely a very reasonable way around that particular aspect of applications. Especially if you speak another language fluently or at least marginally because most universities have entrance exams for foreign language which allow some people to “test out” and wave their foreign language requirements in college.

    still if I were you I would contact each university’s admissions office, as a current university student in the US I can defiantly vouch for the fact that you need to double and triple check everything with admissions people (goes for the registrar’s office as well..) cause for some reason the village idiot always works in that office, and they never give a damn about you or your requirements.