2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Badge in Multilingualism
TRACK A (6 credits) - for students who have been awarded the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy in world languages taught at GVSU (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish)
- MLL 300 - What's Language Got To Do With It? Exploring Identity Through Language, Culture, and Literature (3 credits) This course is taught in English.
- A 300-level language/culture/literature course at GVSU in their target language
- ARA 380 - Special Topics in Arabic (1 to 4 credits)
- CHI 341 - Introduction to Classical Chinese (3 credits) or CHI 351 - Practical Chinese (3 credits)
- FRE 315 - French Conversation (3 credits)
- GER 301 - German Composition (3 credits)
- ITA 380 - Special Topics in Italian (1 to 9 credits)
- JPN 301 - Advanced Intermediate Japanese (3 credits)
- SPA 321 - Composition and Conversation I (3 credits)
- any 300-level course in Latin
TRACK B (6-7 credits) - for students who have been awarded the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy in a world language not taught at GVSU
- MLL 300 - What's Language Got To Do With It? Exploring Identity Through Language, Culture, and Literature (3 credits) This course is taught in English.
- One 100-level course in a world language taught at GVSU (Substitutions for higher level courses made when appropriate.) (3-4 credits)
TRACK C (6 credits) - for students who have not been awarded the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy but have Intermediate high proficiency in a world language other than English
- Documentation of Intermediate high proficiency on an approved, commercially produced comprehensive language exam - The Michigan Department of Education maintains an approved list of these assessments (https://www.michigan.gov/mde/-/media/Project/Websites/mde/Flexible-Learning-Options/Michigan-Seal-of-Biliteracy/MSOB_Assessment_Resources.pdf?rev=7af2ab2c928645e38362a555d2fc37ba&hash=E42A8BC5C3EE7F162EF1A555EBB6B3AD).
- MLL 300 - What's Language Got To Do With It? Exploring Identity Through Language, Culture, and Literature (3 credits) This course is taught in English.
- A 300-level language/culture/literature course at GVSU in their target language
- ARA 380 - Special Topics in Arabic (1 to 4 credits)
- CHI 341 - Introduction to Classical Chinese (3 credits) or CHI 351 - Practical Chinese (3 credits)
- FRE 315 - French Conversation (3 credits)
- GER 301 - German Composition (3 credits)
- ITA 380 - Special Topics in Italian (1 to 9 credits)
- JPN 301 - Advanced Intermediate Japanese (3 credits)
- SPA 321 - Composition and Conversation I (3 credits)
- any 300-level course in Latin