Department of Modern Languages
Foreign Language Placement
At Westminster, Foreign Language is one of seven broad areas of study we call Intellectual Perspectives (IPs). IPs are the portion of Westminster’s curriculum designed to assure that all students are familiar with a broad range of subjects.
A language course at the 201 level must be taken to fulfill the foreign language intellectual perspective (FL IP). Students who continue a language they have studied in high school can use the following guidelines to determine which course may be an appropriate point of entry.
Westminster Language Course
Course Title
Fulfill FL IP?
Number of years of high school language
101
Elementary I
No
One year or less of the language in high school
102
Elementary II
No
2 years of the language in high school (see also 201)
201
Intermediate I
Yes
2-3 years of the language in high school (see also 102)
202 or higher
Intermediate II
Yes
4 or more years of the language in high school
For more information, please contact the Chair of Modern Languages.
