Take a DePaul language placement exam to help you determine the language class best suited to your level of proficiency.​

**Special Note** You may not earn the same number of credits spring semester, as you would winter and spring quarters. Semester-school students typically complete 5 classes/18 quarter hours. DePaul students typically complete 8 classes/32 quarter hours over winter and spring quarters. Please keep this in mind as you review your study abroad program options. It can also take 3+ months after the end of your program for your study abroad credit to be processed/updated and reflected on your DePaul transcripts. Please plan accordingly.

To apply study abroad courses taught in another language toward language major/minor requirements, students must complete advanced language courses (For French, German, Italian and Spanish, B1 or higher per the European Framework for 200 level or B2 for 300 level).

For non-DePaul study abroad programs, students must contact the DePaul Study Abroad Office. Students may work directly with universities abroad (probably the most cost-effective way to study abroad), go through another U.S. college/university's study abroad office as a non-degree seeking student with that institution or go through a study abroad company. Students must complete a significant amount of paperwork and thoroughly understand how the credit will transfer before embarking on a study abroad program (SAP). Please THOROUGHLY review the non-DePaul SAP webpages online here. The following information pertains to DePaul and non-DePaul study abroad programs.

1. Students may review their Degree Progress Report (DPR) to determine which classes they need to fulfill, reference which class options are available through a study abroad program and match up requirements listed on the DPR with study abroad program class options. Once these classes (required through DPR + offered through SAP) are identified, students are recommended to SAVE those classes/requirements for the future study abroad program. **Students must plan their study abroad program far in advance in order to save class/degree requirements for a study abroad program.**
1. For example: As a first-year student if you decide you want to go to Italy your sophomore year in college and you see that your desired study abroad program is the Rome (language & culture) program, you could save your Experiential Learning (EL) and Arts & Literature (A&L) requirements for this study abroad program since you could complete three ITA and one A&L course through this program.
2. After choosing which courses/requirements outlined in the DPR to save for the study abroad program (e.g., A&L, SCBI, Und Past and two major courses), students should work with the Study Abroad Office to determine whether those requirements may be available through the study abroad programs of interest to them. Some study abroad programs have set courses that students must take, while some programs are very flexible and students may choose from a wide variety of course options.
1. For example: As a double major in Political Science and Arabic Studies, you decide you want to go on a non-DePaul study abroad program that provides PSC course options. With Political Science as your primary major and Arabic Studies as your secondary major, you might be able to double count courses you take abroad in Arabic with some of your Liberal Studies Program or Political Science program requirements (provided the courses are approved to satisfy those requirements). For example, you might take a course called TS 5330 Politics in the Middle East while you're in Jordan. If the course is articulated as PSC 255 Middle East Politics at DePaul and the course is taught in advanced Arabic (requires at least two years of college-level Arabic as the prerequisite), you could double count the course with your PSC primary major and Arabic Studies double major requirements.
3. Liberal Studies Program - learning domain courses and study abroad
1. Students should familiarize themselves with the requirements for learning domain courses by reviewing the description of each domain and seeking courses that fit the description of the learning domain they wish to satisfy through a study abroad program.
2. If a course is articulated as a direct equivalent of a course that is an approved learning domain course, students will automatically receive learning domain credit for the course. For example, you complete a course called Introduction to Philosophy and it's articulated as PHL 100 Philosophy and its Issues at DePaul. You would receive Philosophical Inquiry domain credit for the course because PHL 100 is already an approved Philosophical Inquiry course.
3. If a study abroad course is not articulated as a course with learning domain credit (e.g., PHL TR100, instead of PHL 100) and the student still wishes to apply the course toward a learning domain requirement, the student could request a review through the Liberal Studies Program by emailing a copy of the course syllabus to the Liberal Studies Program Manager. If the course is not approved as a learning domain course after the Liberal Studies Program reviews the course, the student will most likely not be able to satisfy a learning domain requirement with the course. This is an excellent example of why students should have all study abroad courses reviewed prior to departure.
4. Students should save all email exchanges with any course approvals and forward them to the Study Abroad Office.
4. For approval to apply courses to degree requirements (major/minor/LSP) that are not articulated as direct course equivalents (e.g., HAA 130 European Art vs HAA TR100), or specific courses that are applicable to a major/minor requirement, students may need to send course descriptions and syllabi to their advisor, Department Chair or Program Director responsible for the major/minor program in question. For BUS and CDM major/minor requirements, students must contact the college advising office for assistance. For CSH major/minor requirements, students should contact their CSH advisor (for majors) or the CSH college office for CSH minors. For CMN major/minor requirements, student should contact the Director of Academic Advising. For LAS major/minor requirements, students should contact the Program Director or Department Chair directly and forward any approvals to their LAS academic advisor.
1. For example, as an Anthropology major you have five anthropology electives and your DPR/course catalog requirements say you can complete any 200/300 level ANT to satisfy these requirements. You take anthropology-related courses through the Peru study abroad exchange program, but two of the courses are articulated as SPN 398, instead of ANT TR200. You would send the syllabi to the Anthropology Department Chair and ask if s/he would consider allowing you to count the SPN 398 anthropology-related courses toward your anthropology electives. The Department Chair will then decide whether or not the courses may be applied toward the major/minor requirements after reviewing the syllabi. Any faculty approvals should then be forwarded to the student's advisor or college advising office for a DPR update.

1. Check out the Career Center's major and career exploration page.
2. Complete the Career Roadmap checklist.
3. Meet with an advisor in the Office for Academic Advising Support and/or an advisor/faculty member in the departments that interest you.
4. Attend Career Center workshops.
5. Review the personal narratives of Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) mentors and connect with an ASK mentor who shares your interests.

1. Review your Degree Progress Report (DPR) to make sure you're finishing up everything that's listed on your DPR within the time frame you want to graduate. Contact a staff advisor or college advising office (email address listed at the top of your DPR worksheet) for DPR updates if you notice anything amiss.
   
2. Email your advisor to verify you're meeting graduation requirements within your desired time frame.
3. Read DePaul's guide to graduation.
4. Review the Frequently Asked Questions about graduation.

The science of languages is called linguistics and DePaul offers a Minor in Linguistics and a variety of courses on this topic. Click here for information about the linguistics minor or contact the Linguistics Program Director for more information.

The Career Center offers assistance in search strategies. Set up an appointment to further explore your internship options with the Career Center. The Department of Modern Languages also has a list of ideas for internships with links to more information about how to apply to those internships.  You can also find internship opportunities through DePaul Handshake, our language resource pages and GoinGlobal (you'll need to log in with your Campus Connect username & password), to name a few. If you're interested in working in a specific location, you could look through Glassdoor reviews to see which companies are highly rated by their employees and check out those company websites to see if they have internship/part-time employment opportunities available.
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DePaul has over three hundred student organizations to get you involved with our community.  Being involved with your campus community will enhance your DePaul experience.  DeHUB is DePaul's tool for engagement that assists students with getting involved and being successful within their organization.

Students learn more about how to work effectively with others and to navigate the emotional upheavals that can take its toll in any work place by actively participating in a student organization. When students take on leadership roles, they're learning even more about how to work in a professional setting.  Navigating bureaucracy, making sure tasks are completed in a timely manner, keeping people motivated, etc., are all experiences that students gain through student organization involvement.  Student leadership experiences can often be considered as equivalent in value with internship experiences.