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What is the reason for a foreign language being a requirement for acceptance into a University?

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Edit-- I've always wondered why foreign language is required at some universities. Plus University of Washington has it as a requirement and their star basketball recruit has apparently took a nonexistent Spanish class

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  • Mike
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    In general most colleges require this because some jackass feels that students need to be well rounded. Thus we have this requirement along with a host of breadth courses that most colleges require you to take as GED no matter what major you are. Such as English courses even if you are an engineering major and science courses for humanities major. Administrators and educators feel that these courses broaden a student's view of the world and makes them more knowledgeable in general but the reality is that most students forget the material the moment they learn it and the courses are always too shallow to provide any real substance.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Somehow it has grow to be ordinary for lots of colleges to advocate that prime tuition graduates move to a neighborhood tuition then switch to a four 12 months tuition for the leisure in their bachelor’s measure. Even to get an buddies measure first. Do notice that during Canada a neighborhood tuition is almost always simply referred to as a “tuition” and all four 12 months colleges are “universities” In truth, this direction best is sensible in a couple of instances. It isn't for almost all. Because from so much neighborhood faculties, seldom extra that five% in their pupils will ever make the switch. And a few CCs do a ways greater a role than others in making the switch. The natural approach is to visit a four 12 months tuition proper from the begin. Going to a neighborhood tuition first is for while: • You are not able to have enough money all four years on the four 12 months tuition and also you relatively ought to get monetary savings. • Your grades are too low to get into the four 12 months tuition instantly • You are immature and no longer in a position to leave to tuition. That is, you've certainly not been clear of dwelling and you're going to be homesick when you move too a ways clear of dwelling. Otherwise you will have to best move to a CC if you're making plans on best getting that so much schooling. As for purchasing an buddies and moving be conscious that the publications had to get as buddies are hardly ever what you ought to switch. Then you come to be taking a further 12 months on the four 12 months tuition besides. The greatest problem is that universities do NOT coordinate their path requirement with what neighborhood faculties coach and it's most probably in plenty of instances that upwards of part of your CC publications is probably not authorised by means of the college. When a college updates a path, the CCs would possibly not uncover out for years. Going to a four 12 months tuition from the begin is the satisfactory method to move except you with no trouble don't qualify. If you get your usual schooling specifications at a cc first, and you have got the slightest hiccup in getting your publications in your essential within the different two years, you are going to be doing a further semester or 2.

  • 1 decade ago

    In general, it isn't, although it could be general requirement for admission to some schools, and is certainly a specific requirement for admission to particular degrees or program majors. For example, the bachelor of arts degree typically requires foreign language competency, while the bachelor of science does not.

    Source(s): Several decades working in higher education.
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