Foreign Language Requirements
The Department of World Languages and Literatures is your go-to place for learning how to satisfy PSU’s foreign language requirement. Please review the information below then select your language. The system will guide you through your options. The Department of World Languages and Literatures is located in the Stratford Building Room 112 and is open Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Options for Meeting the Second Language Degree Requirement
- For the BA or MA second year language requirement: if you have completed two years of college-level language, please bring a copy of your transcript and the Foreign Language Requirement Verification Request form, completed, to the WLL main office.
- For the PSU Admission Requirement or 102 proficiency: if you have completed two years of high school-level language or two quarters of college-level language, please bring a copy of your transcript and the Foreign Language Requirement Verification Request form, completed, to the WLL main office.
- If you are a native speaker of a language other than English and completed high school in your native country, please bring us a copy of your high school diploma and a completed Foreign Language Requirement Verification Request form. This will meet the Admissions, BA and MA language requirement. Note: Students who meet the 4 credits of second language requirement through a non-credit exam, TOEFL score, or by otherwise demonstrating language competency, must make up these 4 credits within the Arts & Letters distribution area. If you have questions about the distribution of these 4 credit hours, please contact your academic adviser. (Refer to: https://www.pdx.edu/advising/bachelor-arts-bachelor-science-bachelor-music-bachelor-fine-arts)
For all other testing options for meeting the BA or MA second-year language requirement, please fill out the Foreign Language Examination Request form, then select your language* from the menu below. If your language does not appear on any of our testing lists, you must satisfy the second-year language requirement through transcripted university or community college coursework.
PLEASE NOTE: Exam Applications will not be accepted after the beginning of week 7 of fall, winter, spring and summer terms.
Exams are not given after week 8 of Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer terms. Language Testing Options over the summer are extremely limited.
* Note: Language availability subject to change.
Albanian
Arabic
ASL
Armenian
Bulgarian
Cambodian
Cebuano
Chinese: Cantonese
Chinese: Mandarin
Chinuk Wawa
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Farsi (See Persian)
Fijian
Finnish
French
Georgian
German
Greek: Ancient
Greek: Modern
Haitian Creole
Hebrew (Modern)
Icelandic
Hmong
Hungarian
Ilonggo/Hiligaynon
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Kurdish
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Malagasy
Malay
Mongolian
Norwegian
Pashto
Persian
Polish
Portuguese, Brazilian
Portuguese, Continental
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Serbian
Somali
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tagalog
Tahitian
Thai
Tongan
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Vietnamese
For any other questions regarding language requirements, please contact the Department of World Languages and Literatures at 503-725-3522 or world@pdx.edu.
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Stratford Hall, Room 112
1609 SW 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97201