[lg policy] U. of New Hampshire: Foreign Language Policy and Petition

Sun May 22 17:26:13 UTC 2011

Foreign Language Policy and Petition

How to Meet the Foreign Language Requirement (Bachelor of Arts Degree)

Proficiency in a foreign language at the level achieved by
satisfactory work in a one-year, college-level course. This
requirement may be fulfilled by taking a College Board foreign
language achievement test or by completing the equivalent of a
full-year elementary course in any foreign language (must be eight UNH
credits or equivalent), or by completing the equivalent of a semester
of a course in a foreign language beyond the elementary year (must be
four UNH credits or equivalent), or by completing the equivalent of a
one-year college-level course in American Sign Language (must be eight
UNH credits or equivalent). Students should be aware that not all
majors accept American Sign Language as a means to satisfy
departmental foreign language proficiency requirements and should
check with their advisers. No credit is awarded for elementary year
college coursework if the student has had two or more years of that
language in high school.

The following are ways a student may fulfill the requirement for
Foreign Language Proficiency in the College of Liberal Arts (COLA) at
UNH. The first way is to study a language for 2 semesters at the
elementary level, 401 and 402 courses. See the UNH catalog for
specific details. If you have studied a language in high school for 2
years or more you will not be able to study that same language at the
elementary level, but you can continue in that language at a higher
level and may only require 1 course to meet the requirement. See the
UNH catalog and the language department for details.

Currently Linguistics, Psychology, and Theater majors only may also
meet this requirement by studying 2 semesters of American Sign
Language (ASL). Woman’s Studies Students may satisfy their BA
Proficiency requirement by any foreign language without petition and
in ASL by petition. All other majors require a foreign language. All
students are encouraged to work with their Academic Advisor to explore
which language is appropriate for their program of study. The courses
must be credit-granting courses, and can be taken at UNH or another
college with prior approval from the Registrar’s Office.

In addition, students may also petition to use an alternate plan to
use a two course sequence beyond the course they use to satisfy Group
5 (foreign culture), usually two foreign culture courses or a culture
course and Linguistics course.

Students with a documented language-based disability impacting the
learning of a foreign language in the conventional college way, may
petition to use ASL as an alternate. The process involves careful
documentation of your past experiences with language-learning and must
also include documentation of your learning disability and
specifically how it impacts and limits you in foreign language study.
It may also be necessary to have additional assessment, including the
MLAT, Modern Language Aptitude Test. The guidelines below describe the
process in detail. Before beginning the process, please contact DSS to
meet with the Director to determine if you are a good candidate for
the process.

1. Provide documentation of the disability which significantly impacts
your ability to complete a foreign language course. DSS will provide
Guidelines if you need to provide additional documentation. There
should also be past evidence of difficulty with Foreign Language
study.

2. Meet with the DSS staff to discuss your Foreign Language learning
history and your plan for Foreign Language study here at UNH. DSS will
assist you in determining if a Petition for Variance in Academic
Policy is recommended for you. (Registered DSS students may choose to
attempt the Foreign Language study with accommodations in place
instead of seeking a substitution.)

3. Any student who wishes to moves forward with a Petition for
Academic Variance must complete a Petition for Variance in Academic
Policy Form with a detailed description of : how the disability
impacts Foreign Language study; history of attempts at Foreign
Language study; specific request for substitution courses, e.g., 2
WLCE courses (neither can be counted toward Gen Ed requirements), one
introductory Foreign Language course with a passing grade and one WLCE
course. Student will also provide a High School Transcript, (can be
obtained through the Registrar’s Office from your Admissions File),
and a UNH transcript (also at the Registrar’s Office). If the student
has studied a Foreign Language here at UNH, a letter from the
professor indicating that he or she supports the Petition is also
requested. Submit all paperwork to the Director of DSS.

4. The Director of DSS will write a letter describing the impact of
the student’s particular disability on Foreign Language learning to
the Committee. DSS will submit the entire packet of information from
the student and DSS to the College of Liberal Arts, Associate Dean,
who chairs the Foreign Language Substitution Committee. The DSS
Director may also take part in the discussion of your Petition.

http://www.unh.edu/disabilityservices/foreign-language-policy-and-petition

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