Foreign Language Substitution
Foreign Language Substitution
Foreign Language Requirement
UCCS Students are expected to have completed appropriate high school coursework and this will be verified during the admission process. Coursework not completed in high school must be completed through college level coursework. For further information, please visit the UCCS catalog.
Students should complete 2 years of high school foreign language coursework in one language prior to beginning at UCCS. UCCS students deficient in foreign language must complete the equivalent of the second semester language course (XXXX 1020) or higher.
Options to meet the foreign language requirement
Procedure for Foreign Language Substitution
Some students may have a disability that prevents them from meeting the foreign language requirement. Disability Services has an agreement with the UCCS Counsel on Undergraduate Education (CUE) to grant a substitution course for the foreign language requirement for students with qualifying disabilities.
Students are encouraged to begin the process of requesting substitution courses for the Foreign Language requirement early in their academic career. It may take time to obtain the necessary documentation for this accommodation and to make the arrangements to complete the substitution courses with the help of an academic advisor.
Steps to request a Foreign Language Substitution:
Documentation Required for Substitution
The documentation must specifically indicate why learning a foreign language is more difficult than other academic tasks that are less impacted by the disability. Typically, this documentation includes a complete Psychoeducational or Neuropsychological testing battery. Anxiety about taking a foreign language class or speaking a foreign language in class is not considered a disability in this regard, nor is lack of preparation or recent exposure to a language.
Disability Services will not accept blanket recommendations, such as “waived for foreign language” or “He/She can’t learn a foreign language.” We require clarification for those recommendations and specific documentation of how the disability impacts the student’s ability to learn a foreign language. Requests for a Foreign Language Substitution are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Please refer to the UCCS Disability Services Documentation Guidelines.