Policy Statement - 17-14 Italian, Certificate in

Certificate in Italian Language Proficiency

This policy statement was recommended by the Academic Senate on April 6, 2017 and approved by the President on June 6, 2017.

Program Description

The Certificate in Italian Language consists of 12-25 units, of which 9 units must be at the upper-division level. The number of lower-division units will depend upon the amount of Italian studied previously in high school or college, since students with prior study of Italian may enter with advanced standing. In addition to 9 upper-division units, students must pass a written and oral proficiency test.

 

Requirements (12-25 units)

Take one of the following courses:

 

ITAL 100A Fundamentals of Italian for Spanish Speakers (4)

Prerequisites: Two semesters of college Spanish or 3 years of high school Spanish; or be a heritage or native speaker of Spanish. 

 

ITAL 101A Fundamentals of Italian for Spanish Speakers (4)

Prerequisites: Any Foundation Course.

 

Take one of the following courses:

                 

ITAL 100B Fundamentals of Italian for Spanish Speakers (4)

Prerequisites: ITAL 100A; or ITAL 101A with 2 semesters of college Spanish or 3 years of high school Spanish; or be a heritage or native speaker of Spanish.

 

ITAL 101B Fundamentals of Italian (4)

Prerequisite/Corequisite: ITAL 101A or two years of high school Italian or equivalent. Any Foundation course.

 

Take either:

 

ITAL 200 Intermediate Italian for Spanish Speakers (6)

Prerequisites: ITAL 100B or ITAL 101B, or ITAL 100B or 3 years of high school Italian and 2 years of college Spanish or be a heritage or native speaker of Spanish.

 

Or

 

ITAL 201A Intermediate Italian (4)

Prerequisite: ITAL 101B or three years of high school Italian or equivalent.

Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

And

 

ITAL 201B Intermediate Italian (4)

Prerequisite: ITAL 201A or four years of high school Italian or equivalent.

Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

 

Take all of the following courses:

 

ITAL 312A Advanced Italian I (3)

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in Italian or equivalent.

 

ITAL 312B Advanced Italian II (3)

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in Italian or equivalent.

 

ITAL 314 Advanced Conversation (3)

Prerequisite: ITAL 214 or consent of the instructor.

 

Electives (students with advanced language standing must take one elective to meet the 12-unit minimum for this certificate):

ITAL 310, ITAL 411, ITAL 414, RGR 485

 

EFFECTIVE: Fall 2018

 

Campus Code(PBAC): RGR_CT03PB

Campus Code(UGRD): RGR_CT03UG

Career: UD & GRAD

College: 28

 

PS 17-14