Entrance Deficiencies

Entrance Deficiencies

All deficiencies must be removed before graduation from the University.

High School Subject Deficiencies

Foreign Language

A student who graduated from high school prior to 2004 who is deficient in one or two foreign language units may be admitted. If admitted, the student must remove the deficiency prior to the completion of 60 semester hours or become ineligible to continue at UNCG until the deficiencies are removed. A student transferring to UNCG as a junior or senior must remove the deficiencies prior to completion of 30 semester hours or become ineligible to continue.

Deficiencies can be removed by completing the appropriate college-level course in the area of the deficiency. Removal of a two-unit foreign language deficiency requires successful completion of two college-level courses in the same language. Removal of a one-unit language deficiency requires the successful completion of one college-level course at the 102 level. Students admitted with a one-unit deficiency in French or Spanish (and who wish to continue with the same language) must take the Language Placement Test to determine the level at which they will be allowed to begin their study of the language at UNCG.

Students who graduate from high school and who are deficient in any high school unit must contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions regarding admissions requirements.

Appeal of Foreign Language Admission Deficiencies

A student with circumstances that may interfere with his/her ability to successfully remove foreign language admission deficiencies by completing beginning-level foreign language courses (through the 102 level) may appeal to remove the deficiencies by completing alternate courses. A written appeal and any supporting documentation should be submitted to Student Academic Services. In such cases, after consultation with appropriate University faculty and staff, Student Academic Services may approve alternate foreign language courses that are translated into English or courses in the history and traditions of non-English speaking cultures.

College of Arts and Sciences

Petitions for exemption from the foreign language requirement will be considered only in the most exceptional circumstances when an otherwise qualified student has submitted evidence that the Modified Foreign Language Program in Spanish cannot provide appropriate accommodations for his or her disability or language-learning difficulty. In very rare cases, a substitution for the 203 and/or 204 level of a foreign language may be considered.

The following reasons do not merit an appeal:

• Change of major from a professional school to the College of Arts and Sciences, or change within the College of Arts and Sciences from a B.F.A. to a B.A. degree.
• Concerns about grade point average (GPA)
• Dislike of the requirement
• Failure to plan adequately for the graduation timeline, including interruptions of the foreign language sequence that make future foreign language success more difficult
• Failure to succeed in a single course
• Misunderstanding of the degree requirements
• Differences in General Education requirements between the College of Arts and Sciences and previously attended institutions
• Waivers or substitutions offered by previously attended institutions

Please contact College of Arts and Sciences Advising at 336/334-4361 for further information.

For information concerning the Modified Foreign Language Program, see www.uncg.edu/rom.