<p>What is the foreign language requirement at U of M? How many credits/semesters must we take? And are we really required to be PROFICIENT in this language. I imagine this requirement is a big drag to a great many students.</p>
<p>You gotta take 4 semesters worth of a foreign language for the requirement. Of course if you took a language in high school - you can take the placement test in that language and place out of some of your semesters. For eg; I placed out of three semesters in French, which means I just have to do just one at UM.</p>
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<p>Je detestais mon cours francais dans l'ecole secondaire. Je fais l'examen baccalaureat internationel de francais et recu seulement 4 (par 7). J'espere que l'option pour etudier un autre langue est possible. Par example, Hindi ou Gujarati, la langue maternelle de mes parents?</p>
<p>^i don't know how.. but i actually can understand that...(i failed the french placement exam)</p>
<p>The foreign language requirement is a real drag to some students, but most students come in with a couple years of foreign language already covered so its not too much of a deal for some people. And there are other languages you can study. You are not limited to the language that you took in high school.</p>
<p>I miss French so much. It's such a beautiful language.</p>
<p>Or you can be like me, who put off her foreign language requirement, took Chinese, discovered languages are awesome, is now studying in Taiwan for the summer, and wants to study more French.</p>
<p>Time to go study more Chinese! Yay!</p>
<p>Ha..i'm sure you can study hindi...not too sure about gujarati :^) now , although they may just make it a language what with the blasts and everything.(if you follow the news in India...)</p>
<p>try the placement test in frecnh..you may place out of some semesters ..</p>
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<p>I never thought I'd actually meet someone who would say that.</p>
<p>And the language requirement is a bit annoying, I tested out of two semesters of my Chinese requirement. Having been born in China, and been schooled there, I'm quite annoyed that I still have two semesters.</p>
<p>well you wouldn't have..if you had been proficient in the language!</p>
<p>I managed to place out of two semesters of French, on my placement test. I guess I am scrapping the idea of taking Hindi. I wondered what peoples' thoughts are on taking language courses in the summer</p>
<p>As I've been compiling responses to a survey of U-M seniors, I'm struck by how some of them have expressed regret that they didn't take further language (or add another one).</p>
<p>Yeah, I think I might take French and Chinese instead of do a double major...or maybe create an international studies major?</p>
<p>After meeting so many internationals abroad this summer who speak 3 or 4 languages from just living in Europe/parts of Asia...I want to be able to communicate in more than English.</p>
<p>Plus, French is pretty...</p>
<p>Are 4 semesters equivalent to two years of high school foreign language, or 4 years?</p>
<p>2 years. You'll still have to place out.</p>
<p>is there still a foreign language requirement for members of lsa honors program?</p>
<p>Yeah, I just wanted to make sure so when I study for the placement test, I wouldn't have to stress out about what I learned at the very end of Spanish IV. That stuff was insane.</p>
<p>It probably depends on whether you were on a block schedule (where you have really long classes that change each semester) or a normal schedule.</p>
<p>Alright, so I'm transferring to Michigan. I have credit for two college level courses...I don't know if I'm supposed to take the placement tests, and if I am, what are the placement tests like?</p>