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Languages Taught by CLS
Languages Taught by Other Departments
Courses for Returned Missionaries

The following language classes are offered by the Center for Language Studies. Please refer to each specific course for more information and availability.

Classes normally must have 5 students to carry.

Class offerings are subject to change.

For more information visit https://catalog.byu.edu/humanities/center-language-studies.

Afrikaans

Afrikaans courses offered in the Fall: Afrikaans 101
Afrikaans courses offered in the Winter: Afrikaans 102

Albanian

Albanian courses offered in the Winter: Albanian 330
Albanian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered

American Sign Language

July 28, 2020 09:55 PM
Courses offered in the Fall:
ASL 101, ASL 102, ASL 111R, ASL 201, ASL 202, ASL 210, ASL 301, ASL 320

Courses offered in the Winter:
ASL 101, ASL 102, ASL 201, ASL 202, ASL 211R, ASL 301, ASL 302

Contact Department for:
ASL 305, ASL 311R, ASL 320, ASL 330, ASL 431

Not Currently Offered:
ASL 432

Armenian

Armenian courses offered in the Fall: Armenian 330
Armenian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered

Amharic

July 28, 2020 07:36 PM
Courses offered in Winter: Amharic 330

Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani courses offered in the Fall:
AZER 101
Azerbaijani courses offered in the Winter:
AZER 102

Bulgarian

Bulgarian courses offered in the Fall: Bulgarian 330
Bulgarian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered

Burmese

Contact department for information about Burmese courses being offered.

Cambodian/Khmer

Cambodian/Khmer courses offered in the Fall: Cambodian/Khmer 330
Cambodian/Khmer 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered

Cebuano

Courses offered in the Fall:
Cebuano 330

Croatian

Courses offered in the Fall:
Croatian 330/340
Croatian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA

Courses offered in the Winter:
Croatian 330/321

Challenge Exam Offered
*Taught together with Serbian

Czech

Czech courses offered in the Winter: Czech 330
Czech 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.

Danish

Danish courses offered in the Fall:
Danish 101 (Even years), Danish 201 (Odd years), Danish 321

Danish courses offered in the Winter:
Danish 102 (Odd years), Danish 202 (Even years)

Dutch

Dutch courses offered in the Fall: Dutch 330, Dutch 321
Dutch courses offered in the Winter: Dutch 330, Dutch 340
Dutch 330 or 340 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam offered

Estonian

Estonian courses offered in the Winter:
Estonian 330
Estonian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA

Fijian

Courses offered in the Winter:
Fijian 330

Fijian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA

Challenge Exam Offered

Finnish

Finnish courses offered in the Fall:
Finnish 101 (Even years), Finnish 201 (Odd years), Finnish 321

Finnish courses offered in the Winter:
Finnish 102 (Odd years), Finnish 202 (Even years)

Georgian

Georgian courses offered in the Winter: Georgian 330
Georgian 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.

Guarani

Contact department for information about Guarani courses being offered.

Haitian Creole

Haitian Creole courses offered in the Fall:
Haitian Creole 101, Haitian Creole 330
Haitian Creole courses offered in the Winter: Haitian Creole 102, Haitian Creole 340
Haitian Creole 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement and GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.

Hawaiian

Hawaiian courses offered in the Fall:
Hawaiian 101, Hawaiian 201
Hawaiian courses offered in the Winter:
Hawaiian 102, Hawaiian 202

Hiligaynon

Contact department for information about Hiligaynon courses being offered.

Hindi

Hindi courses offered in the Fall:
Hindi 101, Hindi 330
Hindi courses offered in the Winter:
Hindi 102, Hindi 305

Hmong

Hmong courses offered in the Fall:
Hmong 330
Hmong courses offered in the Winter: Hmong 101
Hmong 330 Fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement and GCA
Challenge Exam Offered

Hungarian

Hungarian courses offered in the Winter:
Hungarian 330

Hungarian 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA

Challenge Exam Offered

Icelandic

Icelandic courses offered in the Fall:
Icelandic 101 (Odd years), Icelandic 201 (Even years)

Icelandic courses offered in the Winter:
Icelandic 102 (Even years), Icelandic 202 (Odd years)

Indonesian

Indonesian courses offered in the Fall:
Indonesian 330, Indonesian 321
Indonesian courses offered in the Winter: Indonesian 340
Indonesian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered

Kekchi

Kekchi courses offered in the Fall: Kekchi (FLANG 305)

Khmer

July 28, 2020 07:36 PM
Courses taught in the Winter:
Khmer 330

K'iche'

K'iche' courses offered in the Fall 2021:
K'iche' 101
K'iche' courses offered in the Winter 2022:
K'iche' 102

Kiribati

Kiribati courses offered in the Fall:
Kiribati courses offered in the Winter: Kiribati 330
Kiribati 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning and Global and Cultural Awareness GE Requirements

Lao

Courses offered in the Fall:
Lao 330


Courses offered in the Winter:

Lao 321

Latvian

Courses offered in the Fall:
Latvian 330

Lithuanian

Lithuanian courses offered in the Winter: Lithuanian 330

Macedonian

Courses offered in the Fall:

Macedonian 330

Malagasy

Malagasy courses offered in the Fall: Malagasy 330
Malagasy 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.

Malay

Malay courses offered in the Fall:
Malay 330

Malay 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA

Challenge Exam Offered

Marshallese

Marshallese courses offered in the Winter:
Marshallese 330

Modern Greek

July 28, 2020 07:36 PM
Courses offered in the Winter:
Modern Greek 330

Mongolian

Mongolian courses offered in the Winter: Mongolian 330
Mongolian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered

Navajo

Navajo courses offered in the Fall:
Navajo 101, Navajo 201
Navajo courses offered in the Winter:
Navajo 102, Navajo 202

Norwegian

Norwegian courses offered in the Fall:
Norwegian 101 (Odd years), Norwegian 201 (Even years), Norwegian 321

Norwegian courses offered in the Winter:
Norwegian 102 (Even years), Norwegian 202 (Odd years)

Persian

Courses offered in the Fall:
Persian 101

Courses offered in the Winter:
Persian 102, Persian 330

Polish

Polish courses offered in the Fall: Polish 330

Quechua

Quechua courses offered in the Fall:
Quechua 101
Quechua courses offered in the Winter:
Quechua 102

Romanian

Romanian courses offered in the Winter:
Romanian 330

Romanian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement

Challenge Exam Offered

Samoan

Samoan courses offered in the Fall:
Samoan 101, Samoan 201, Samoan 330
Samoan courses offered in the Winter:
Samoan 102, 202
Samoan 330 Fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered

Serbian

Serbian/Croatian courses offered in the Fall: Serbian/Croatian 330, Serbian/Croatian 340

Serbian/Croatian courses offered in the Winter:
Serbian/Croatian 330, Serbian/Croatian 321

Serbian 330 Fulfills the Languages of Learning Requirement

Challenge Exam Offered
*Taught together with Croatian

S’gaw Karen

Courses offered in the Fall:
S'gaw Karen 330

Slovak

Courses offered in the Winter:
Slovak 330

Challenge Exam Offered

Slovenian

Slovenian courses offered in the Fall: Slovenian 330
Slovenian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered

Swahili

Swahili courses offered in the Fall:
Swahili 101, Swahili 330

Swahili courses offered in the Winter:
Swahili 102

Swedish

Swedish courses offered in the Fall:
Swedish 101 (Even years), Swedish 201 (Odd years), Swedish 321

Swedish courses offered in the Winter:
Swedish 102 (Odd years), Swedish 202 (Even years)

Tagalog

Tagalog courses offered in the Fall:
Tagalog 101, Tagalog 201, Tagalog 330, Tagalog 321
Tagalog courses offered in the Winter:
Tagalog 102, Tagalog, 202, Tagalog 330, Tagalog 340
Tagalog 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered

Tahitian

Contact department for information about Tahitian courses being offered.

Thai

Thai courses offered in the Fall:
Thai 101, Thai 330, Thai 321
Thai courses offered in the Winter:
Thai 102, Thai 330, Thai 340
Thai 330 Fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement.

Tibetan

Courses offered in the Fall:
Tibetan 101

Courses offered in the Winter:
Tibetan 102

Tongan

Tongan courses offered in the Fall:
Tongan 101, Tongan 201, Tongan 330
Tongan courses offered in the Winter:
Tongan 102, Tongan 202
Tongan 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered

Turkish

Contact department for information about Turkish courses being offered.

Ukrainian

Ukrainian courses offered in the Winter: Ukrainian 330
Ukrainian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered

Vietnamese

Vietnamese courses offered in the Fall:
Vietnamese 101, Vietnamese 340

Vietnamese courses offered Winter: Vietnamese 330

Vietnamese 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement

Challenge Exam Offered

Welsh

Welsh courses offered in the Fall:
Welsh 101, Welsh 201
Welsh courses offered in the Winter:
Welsh 102, Welsh 202

Languages Taught By Other Departments

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Returned missionaries who wish to maintain their language skills can do so in a number of ways as BYU students.

If your language is not taught at BYU or if you are not a BYU student, you are eligible to take the FLATS exam, which provides you with up to 12 pass/fail credits. You can find out more about the FLATS exam here.

Tahira Carrol teaching a language course.

If your language is taught at BYU, and you are a BYU student or a visiting student, you are eligible to take the Challenge Exam, which provides you with up to 16 graded credits. In order to take the Challenge Exam, you must be enrolled in the corresponding upper-division class. By completing the class, you will fulfill the Global and Cultural Awareness and Languages of Learning General Education requirements.

If students wish to continue further with their language learning, they can continue their studies through earning a Language Certificate, a Minor, or a Major if it is available in their language.

Classes we recommend for returned missionaries

*Challenge Exam Offered

Albanian 330*
Armenian 330*
Bulgarian 330*
Cambodian 330*
Cebuano 330*
Croatian 330*
Chinese 202*
Czech 330*
Danish 321*
Dutch 330*
Estonian 330
Fijian 330*
Finnish 321*
French 321*
Georgian 330*
German 330*
Guarani 330
Haitian-Creole 330*
Hindi 330
Hmong 330*
Hungarian 330*
Indonesian 330*
Kiribati 330*
Latvian 330
Lithuanian 330
Malagasy 330*
Malay 330*
Mongolian 330*
Norwegian 321*
Persian 330*
Polish 330*
Portuguese 321*
Romanian 330*
Russian 330*
Samoan 330*
Serbian 330*
Slovak 330*
Spanish 321*
Slovenian 330*
Swedish 321*
Tagalog 330*
Thai 330*
Tongan 330*
Turkish 330
Ukrainian 330*
Vietnamese 330*