COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES ADVISING
English as Second Language/Foreign Language Proficient Students
Students whose high school courses were taught in a foreign language may document their proficiency with a high school transcript.
Students who are proficient in a language other than those taught at UNCG may submit a letter of certification from a professor at any accredited U.S. college or university documenting proficiency.
The University will waive the requirement based on a documented telephone conversation in which you can show you that you have a level of proficiency in your native language equivalent to that of an intermediate-level language course. UNCG considers proficiency to be the ability to read a newspaper or magazine without a dictionary and understand approximately 80% of what is read and approximately 60% of the spoken word. The student should be proficient in the language at around an 8th grade level.
Assessing instructors may test this proficiency in any way that works for them. This could be a phone conversation, a face-to-face interview or conversation, a written test, or a combination of the above methods.
Please read the documents linked below for instructions and frequently asked questions regarding the Foreign Language Proficiency exam, and feel free to contact the CASA office if you have additional questions.
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam Instructions
ESL Foreign Language Proficiency Exam FAQs
You can amend the following letter (Sample Letter for Foreign Language Proficiency) with your specific information and forward it to the appropriate professor conducting your proficiency exam.
