How absolutely necessary is foreign language for college?

<p>Here's the thing; I really do not want to take a thrid year of Latin my senior year. I have two reasons and one being I haven't even had Latin since the first semester of last year, sophomore year. Another reason is I just do not like Latin. Ever since Latin 1, I had a horrible teacher who spoke every language except English. I was able to BS my way through Latin 1&2 with an A-/B+ but I know for a fact I will die in Latin 3. My school is retarded because we have block schedules - 4 classes a semester 84 minutes each so that's a total of only 8 classes a year. This makes choosing courses very limited. However, throughout my high school career, I chose all science classes as electives so it's not like I'm taking extra art courses in place of foreign language. So far this is my tentative senior schedule:</p>

<p>Semester 1:
AP Calculus
AP Government
Physics
British Literature</p>

<p>Semester 2:
AP Calculus Exam Prep
AP Government Exam Prep
Latin III
C++ Programming</p>

<p>I had to drop psychology and international relations(a course I really wanted to take) in order to get this schedule. This is not what I had in mind for a balanced senior schedule where it's both challenging yet fun. I pretty much consider physics my only "fun" class. In fact, I'm in danger of not graduating because I haven't fulfilled my art credits but as you can see, I cannot fit art in. If it helps, in college I want to study pharmacy and/or become a physician's assistant. So is it okay to drop foreign language for my FIRST art course?</p>

<p>Some Universities require that you take three years of foreign language in HS, check with the ones that you want to apply to. Taking a foreign language increases your marketability, Latin is useful particularly in law and medicine as many of terms are derived directly from Latin and Greek. Where I live, you either need 3 years of foreign language or 4 years of art for a diploma with “honors.”</p>