There is a Modern Language Requirement (MLR) for all students in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The Modern Language Requirement may be met in any of the following eight ways:
- completing the last course in the fourth-year high school sequence of a non-English language;
- completing the last course in the first-year college sequence of a non-English language;
- completing a college course beyond the first-year level in a non-English language;
- achieving a satisfactory score on any of the Modern Language placement examinations administered at DePaul University;
- achieving a satisfactory rating in a language proficiency examination accepted by DePaul University;
- scoring a 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) test of a non-English language;
- scoring 5 or higher on the Language B assessment from a Standard or Higher Level International Baccalaureate (IB) program in a non-English language; or
- achieving a satisfactory score on the CLEP evaluation in a non-English language.
Note: American Sign Language (ASL) does qualify as a modern language.