Department of Foreign Languages

Undergraduate Programs

Studying a foreign language is an excellent educational choice in today’s global society, whether you choose our nationally recognized program for Spanish teachers, our bachelor's degree in Spanish, the Spanish honors track, a minor (in German, French, or Spanish), one of our five certificates, or classes we offer in many other languages such as Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. Foreign language skills are highly marketable in many fields such as education, nursing, business, criminology, tourism, human services, and politics.

Spanish K-12, BSEd

Spanish, BA

Spanish/Honors Track, BA

Spanish Minor

Spanish Certificate

French Minor

French Certificate

German Minor

German Certificate

Korean Classes

Chinese Certificate and Classes

Japanese Certificate and Classes

Critical Languages: Languages offered can vary each semester and have recently included Arabic Portuguese Russian Swahili Swedish
Nationally Recognized as Model Program for Spanish Teacher Education
The department is home to the renowned BSEd in Spanish Education K-12 Program, nationally recognized on three consecutive review cycles by its accrediting agencies, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, NCATE) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Explore the many department-sponsored study abroad options available to you in Spain, France, Germany, Costa Rica, and Mexico (Puebla and Cuernavaca).

Placement Testing and Getting College Credit for Your Advanced Knowledge of Spanish, French and German
Review the following page for Placement Testing and Credit Options.
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Celebration of 2019 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

Second IUP Chinese Language Student Selected as National Student Leader with US-China Fellowship

French City Gives Gold Medal to IUP Professor

IUP Delegates Present on Living-Learning Community Certificate Programs

Smith-Sherwood Presents on Women in Spanish Literary and Scientific Histories

Killam Presents “Differential Object Marking in Costa Rican Spanish”

Annual APPLES Foreign Language Festival Brings Students to Campus

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Department of Foreign Languages

Undergraduate Programs

Nationally Recognized as Model Program for Spanish Teacher Education

Placement Testing and Getting College Credit for Your Advanced Knowledge of Spanish, French and German