Demonstrating Language Proficiency

Criteria and Verification

(established by the Arizona Languages Articulation Task Force [LATF])

  1. Completion of an appropriate language course for 4th semester proficiency (either a 4th semester language course or one which requires 4th semester proficiency as a prerequisite) with a C or better. Verified by transcript.
  2. Completion of a secondary or college education in a foreign country where a language other than English is the official or native language. Verified by transcript.
  3. Completion of placement or proficiency test (at the appropriate level) identified by the Arizona Languages Articulation Task Force with a C or better. Verified by CLEP* scores (see chart).
  4. Completion of a standard language examination in accordance with the LATF Outcomes Statements (at the appropriate level) recognized by the institution, with a grade of C or better. Verified by the “Verification of Language Proficiency” form.  Less common languages for which there is no test, see contact information below.

*For Spanish, French or German, achievement of the minimum required score on the CLEP exam will be accepted through fall 2002.

General Questions?  Contact the LATF Chair. (Select the current academic year, and drill down to view the Languages Articulation Task Force membership list)

For verification of proficiency in Less Commonly Taught Languages, contact:

Dr. Melissa Fitch, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese

University of Arizona

Modern Languages 545

P O Box 210067

Tucson   AZ 85721-0067

Ph (520) 626 7647

E-mail:  mafitch@u.arizona.edu

For verification of proficiency in languages not taught in AZ, contact:

Dr. Alexander Dunkel

Executive Director of NASLIP (National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs)

1717 East Speedway Suite 3312

Tucson, AZ  85721-0151

phone: 520-626-5258

fax 520 626-8205

email: adunkel@u.arizona.edu