Proficiency in Modern Languages - Certificate
This certificate offers students of any major an internationally recognized proficiency in a modern language, enhancing career prospects in global fields and graduate studies.
The Certificate of Proficiency in Modern Languages is open to all students at the university regardless of their major. It is designed to prepare undergraduate students for jobs and/or graduate programs requiring a strong command of one of the languages offered through Texas A&M's Department of Global Languages & Cultures (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish) by providing them with an internationally-recognized marker of proficiency. In addition to completing 12 credit hours at the 200-400 level in a single language with a passing grade, students pursuing the certificate of Proficiency in Modern Languages are required to demonstrate their ability in that language by achieving a score of Advanced-Low on the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) test developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.