Foreign Language Requirements for College

College Search & Selection
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Hi I’m currently a sophomore in high school and was thinking about the courses I wanted to take. However I want to take AP Bio but I won’t be able to take a 4th year of Spanish. I want to go to John Hopkins University or Penn State. Can anyone tell me how may years of foreign language is required for Penn State and JHU if it helps I also want to major in pre-med or biology

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Two small pieces of information to assist you:

  1. Pre-med normally is not a major; rather, it is a series of courses to prepare an undergraduate for medical schools (and for the MCATs). You can major in many disciplines a still complete a fully credible pre-med curriculum.
  2. I’ll wager you can ascertain PSU’s and JHU’s foreign language requirements as quickly and accurately as anyone else can, with just a few key strokes and mouse clicks.
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If you look at the school’s respective websites you should be able to find the information you seek.

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And don’t forget that colleges’ foreign language graduation requirements may be higher than their foreign language admission requirements.

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Depends on the school, but I know most of the schools I’m going to be applying to require 2 years but recommend 3+

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You’re fine with 3 years for Penn State, but JHU would expect 4.

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And don’t make this mistake on your future application–it’s Johns Hopkins, not John Hopkins.