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FLAC / Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum

​​​What is a FLAC?

  • ​​“FLAC” stands for “Foreign Languages across the Curriculum.”  
  • ​A FLAC  is a 2-credit hour course in a target language (Spanish, French, Chinese, etc.) that’s attached to a 4-credit hour course taught in English.  The FLAC complements the English-language course with additional discussion and materials in the target language.  
  • ​​FLACs are for advanced language students and always use the “395” number.
  • Unless you’re told otherwise by your professor or language program director, FLACs should be taken alongside a designated 4-credit hour English-language course.
  • ​If you’re taking three or four regular (4-credit hour) courses per quarter, there’s no additional charge to take a FLAC.  In fact, taking a FLAC allows full-time undergraduate students to make the most of the 18 credit hours they’re paying for each quarter, since students pay for 18 credit hours but usually only take 16.
  • Students can add up their FLACs to make the equivalent of a regular 4-credit hour course.  In other words,  two FLACs = one 4-credit hour, 300-level course.
​Still have questions?   Ask your language instructor or contact us at languages@depaul.edu​.  
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