Students Entered Prior to 2013
If you have any questions, contact the Center for Academic Advisement and Student Success, 3207 Boylan Hall, 718.951.5471.
Lower Tier
Select one course from each box (nine courses required).
| Arts and Literatures | Philosophical and Social Inquiry | Scientific Inquiry |
|---|---|---|
| CORC 1110: Classical Cultures | CORC 1210: Knowledge, Reality and Values | CORC 1311: Thinking Mathematically CORC 1312: Computing—Nature, Power and Limits |
| CORC 1120: Introduction to Art | CORC 1220: Shaping of the Modern World | CORC 1321: Biology for Today’s World CORC 1322: Science In Modern Life—Chemistry |
| CORC 1130: Music – Its Language, History and Culture | CORC 1230: People, Power and Politics | CORC 1331: Physics—The Simple Laws That Govern the Universe CORC 1332: Geology—The Science of Our World |
Upper Tier
Select one course from two different boxes (two courses required).
| Arts and Literatures: Exploring Arts Literature | Philosophical and Social Inquiry: Exploring Global Connections | Scientific Inquiry: Exploring Science |
|---|---|---|
| AFST 3247 CLAS 2104 / ENGL 2004 CLAS 2109 CLAS 2113 CLAS 2114 CLAS 2117 ENGL 2001 ENGL 2002 ENGL 2003 ENGL 2006 ENGL 2007 ENGL 2008 JUST 2545 MLAN 2012 MLAN 2015 PHIL 2501 (previously CORC 3101–3199) |
AFST 3135 AFST 3349 ANTH 1105 ARTD 1035 CLAS 3209 JUST 3025 MUSC 3101 PRLS 3203 SPAN 2204 (previously CORC 3201–3299) |
ANTH 2216 ANTH 1205 / CHEM 1037 CISC 1003 EESC 1050 EESC 1060 HNSC 3314 MATH 1801 PHYS 1040 PHYS 1070 PHYS 1080 PHYS 1085 PHYS 1090 (previously CORC 3301–3399) |
Academic Foundations
| English Composition | Foreign Language | Speech |
|---|---|---|
| English 1: English Composition I English 2: English Composition II |
Satisfaction of College Requirement | Screening by the Speech Communication Arts and Sciences Department |
Core Curriculum Foreign Language Requirement
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures participates in the college’s Core Curriculum through the foreign language requirement.
The department shares responsibility for Core Studies 6 and 10 with other departments.
- All baccalaureate students are required to complete one course in a foreign language at Level 3 (the third semester of study at the college level) or to demonstrate an equivalent proficiency by examination, except as modified as follows.
- Admission to Level 3 presupposes two years of secondary-school language study. Students who offer only one year of foreign language study (or none at all) are required to take one or two semesters of college study (Levels 1 and/or 2) before they can take Level 3. A student who has studied a language in high school for at least two years, or who has completed Level 1 and 2 of a foreign language at the college level, and wants to study a different language at the college level may do so, but this student must complete a minimum of two terms of the new language at the college level to fulfill the requirement.
- Students who have successfully completed three years of one language in high school and have passed the Regents Level 3 are exempted from the language requirement.
- Students whose native language is not English may be exempted from this requirement by passing one of the proficiency examinations administered by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. A student can be exempted from the foreign language requirement by demonstrating proficiency (which includes the ability to read and write the language) in a natural language, ancient or modern. If the language presented is not taught at the college, external certified documentation may be required. The college does not accept proficiency in American Sign Language as sufficient for exemption from the language requirement. Students who offer Hebrew or Yiddish will be sent to the Department of Judaic Studies for proficiency testing.
Language Exemption
All baccalaureate students are required to complete one course in a foreign language at Level 3 (the third semester of study at the college level) or to demonstrate an equivalent proficiency by examination, except as modified as follows.
- If a student provides proof of the high school Regents Exam with a diploma and transcript, an exemption from language will automatically be placed on his or her Brooklyn College transcript.
- If a student has transfer credit from a college where the language spoken is other than English, an exemption from language will automatically be placed on his or her Brooklyn College transcript.
- A student who has studied a language for at least two years in high school or two terms at another college and wants to study a different language at the college level may do so, but this student must complete a minimum of two terms of the new language at the college level to fulfill the Core Curriculum requirement.
- If a student attended a yeshiva, exemption will be determined by the Department of Judaic Studies.
- If a student has a General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCE—”A” Level or the “0” Level, or the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)), the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will determine the equivalent credit.
- If a student provides proof of three years of language, with a grade of C (70) or better, from a private New York high school or out-of-state (non-Regents) high school, an exemption will be given. If a student does not have proof of Regents, he or she has three options:
- Make a greater effort to obtain the proof.
- Take a placement exam in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
- Register for Level 3 and complete language courses at Brooklyn College.
- Students who attended high school in a foreign country should consult the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures about placement and/or exemption.
- Credit or exemption is not given for sign language.
- Credit is not given for an exemption exam.