category VII-B breath requirement

Category VII-B Breadth Requirement Policy

Effective Fall 2004 *

UCI's International/Global Issues (Category VII-B) breadth requirement states that students may satify one course in this requirement by demonstrating competency in a language other than English by completing one of the following options:

A.	College-level course work equivalent to UCI's fourth quarter of study in a language other than English. UCI courses approved to satisfy this requirement are: Chinese 2A French 2A, S2AB German 2A, S2AB Greek 25 Italian 2A Japanese 2A, S2AB Korean 2A Latin 100A, 100B Portuguese 2A, 120A Russian 2A Spanish 2A, S2AB, 5 Vietnamese 2A
B.	Credit for four years of high school study or its equivalent in a single language other than English with a C average or better in the fourth year.
C.	A score of 4 or 5 on a College Board Advanced Placement Examination in a language other than English.
D.	A score of 620 or better on a College Board SAT II examination in a language other than English, with the exception of SAT II: Modern Hebrew for which a score of 540 or better is required.
E.	Completion of an approved course of study through the Education Abroad Program (EAP). Careful planning is required to ensure that this requirement is fulfilled. Check with an EAP counselor at the Center for International Education to determine the programs in countries that fulfill this requirement.
F.	The equivalent as determined by an appropriate and available means of evaluation. For Information on availability of such examinations and testing schedules, consult the Academic Testing Center, 3040 Anteater Instruction and Resource Building, (949) 824-6207. If an appropriate means of evaluating competence in a non-English language of instruction does not exist, satisfactory completion, with a C average or better, of two years of formal schooling at the sixth grade level or higher in an institution where the language of instruction is not English will meet the requirement. Appropriate documentation must be presented to substantiate that the course work was completed.
*	NOTE: Continuing students who are fully enrolled in fall 2004 or later may choose to adopt these Category VI and VII changes without changing their original "catalogue year" requirements. Check with an academic counselor in your school for more information.