<p>Someone asked me today whether or not the academy requires two years of a foreign language for admissions. does it?</p>
<p>i think that it is on the “strongly recommended” list, but I don’t think that it is labeled as required for admission. Still, if your friend has time, it would still be worth his while to start with a foreign language (I personally think that Spanish will be the most useful in the U.S. in the future). I believe that the academy requires students to take chinese or arabic if they have not had previous experience with a foreign language.</p>
<p>That’s not true at all about the chinese and arabic. If you’re a group 3 major you’re required to take or validate two years of any lanuguage that’s offered. Group 2 and 1 majors don’t have to take one.</p>
<p>is it difficult to take a language if you’re a group 1 or 2 major?</p>
<p>its harder…</p>
<p>sorry didn’t mean to post misinformation</p>
<p>scubaguy…there’s always ‘rumors’ flying around USNA and my Youngster told me a few weeks back that one of the rumors was the USNA was going to require more language study from ALL mids for incoming classes. Don’t know whether there is a lick of truth to this or not…but there it is.</p>
<p>It may be harder but if you really want to study another Language it certainly is doable. My Mid is a Division II major and has taken a language starting in Youngster year. Plans to take his language through firstie year.</p>
<p>scubaguy - </p>
<p>for admission - here is your answer:
<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/faq.htm#whatcourses[/url]”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/faq.htm#whatcourses</a></p>
<p>to make yourself competitive - yes - at least 2 years of a foreign language is suggested.</p>
<p>I wish the academy had Latin as an option. Heh.</p>
<p>Does 2 years of Latin in HS fulfill the language requirement?</p>
<p>That’s a good question. Don’t recall that being discussed here in the past 500 years or so. 
Anyone know? 
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<p>And on the rumor front … we were told by a reliable source, that the '11 Mids were going to be required to take languages. Turned out to be one more rumor. </p>
<p>The reality of these is that implementing them is not “free.” Either in outright cost or what would have to be traded. So … get used to the rumors. USNA seems to be a hotbed for their germination.</p>