Foreign Language in UCB

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<p>I'm an international student, so what should I do to complete the Foreign Language under L&S college Essential Skill Requirement??</p>

<p>I went to a Berkeley counsellor, she showed me this which is under business major:</p>

<pre><code> FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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<p>You may satisfy this requirement by: </p>

<ul>
<li>Receiving a grade of C- or higher in high school courses comparable to the
third year level of any language other than the language of high school
instruction.</li>
</ul>

<p>-For many students who attended high school outside of the United States, where
English is not the language of instruction, then English may be your foreign
language. For example, if you went to high school in China where the language
of instruction was Mandarin and took the 3rd level of English, then English is
considered your foreign language.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Passing a college course comparable to the second semester of a foreign
language as taught at Berkeley. This course may be taken for a letter grade or
P/NP. You must earn at least a C- or a P.</p></li>
<li><p>Achieving a score of 590 or better on the SAT II Foreign Language Subject
Exam.</p></li>
<li><p>Achieving a score of 3 or better on any AP Exam in a language other than
English.</p></li>
<li><p>Obtaining a grade of C or better on the General Certificate "A" or "O" Level
Foreign Language Exam.</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>But what I saw from UCB's GE is like this which doesn't say anything about international students:</p>

<pre><code> FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FL):

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<p>Complete courses articulated for the Foreign Language Requirement at Berkeley. </p>

<p>You may also satisfy this requirement with:<br>
A course comparable to the third year of a foreign language in high school or
the second semester of a foreign language as taught at Berkeley.
A score/grade of:<br>
550 on the SAT II Foreign Language Subject Exam, if taken before May 1995;<br>
590 on the SAT II Subject Exam, if taken May 1995 or later;<br>
3 or better on the Foreign Language AP Exam;<br>
C or better on the A-Level or GCSE/O-Level Foreign Language Exam. </p>

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<p>BTW I'm majoring in computer science(in L&S college)</p>

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<p>Here is the Berkeley L&S foreign language graduation requirement:
[Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Foreign Language](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/fl.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/fl.html)</p>

<p>There are various standardized tests as well as departmental tests that can be used to fulfill the requirement.</p>

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<p>i do not know about international student. but as new an immigrates and resident in CCC. i just gave my high school diploma in China to CC’s English department. it took about one month for them to certified it for IGETC to fulfill LOTE.</p>