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L&S BA/BS Language Substitution
The following information is mean for the College of Letters & Science undergraduate students who are seeking to fulfill the L&S BA or BS language requirement but believe they have documentation to support getting a substitution for this College requirement.
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Fall 2023 Deadline: Friday, September 29, 2023 before 11:59 pm CDT. Students can start submitting completed applications for fall 2023 on Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
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Spring 2024 Deadline: Friday, February 16, 2024 before 11:59 pm CST. Students can start submitting completed applications for spring 2024 on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
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Please send an email with the following information to L&S Undergraduate Academic Deans Services at lsdeans@saa.ls.wisc.edu starting on Wednesday, September 6, 2023:
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Your full name
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Your UW-Madison ID number
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Your UW-Madison @wisc.edu email address
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Your request to apply for the Fall 203 L&S Undergraduate Foreign Language Substitution Package (FLSP)
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Please make sure you submit your email request no later than 12:00 pm CT on Monday, September 25, 2023, so you will still have sufficient time to complete the second part of this process. Instructions on how to complete part two of the application process will be sent to you via your campus email address once we receive your request.
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Upload your required documents to the Box folder by 11:59 pm on Friday, September 29, 2023. You will be sent an email with directions on how to upload your completed application and supporting documentation to the Foreign Language Substitution Package Box folder once we receive your request via the LSDEANS@SAA.LS.WISC.EDU e-mail address.
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High school transcript and transcripts from other post-secondary institutions you may have attended prior to UW-Madison (you will need to contact original high school or other institution of higher learning for these records if you do not have copies)
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UW-Madison transcript
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Copy of your most recent DARS ( See DARS for students for more information about requesting a DARS.)
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Student application form (see p. 7 of Foreign Language Substitution Package application below)
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Copy of McBurney Faculty Notification Letter (or confirmation letter of accommodations received) if you have one
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Other relevant and current disability documentation assembled in consultation with McBurney Center staff
What are the requirements for a Language Substitution?
1. General Language
If approved for an L&S language substitution package, both B.A. and B.S. degree candidates must complete one (1) course having to do with language in general (selected from an approved list of classes). If a student's official UW-Madison records has at least one unit (year) of a high school foreign language, this requirement is fulfilled. If a student has not taken a foreign language in high school, please select one (1) course from either a, b, or c listed below:
A. LINGUIS 101 (Linguistics)
B. CS&D 240 (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
C. ENGL 201, ENGL 207, ENGL 304, ENGL 307, ENGL 400, ENGL 407, ENGL 408, ENGL 409 (English)
2. Cultural Context
B.A. students must complete the following:
Three (3) courses related to a country, region, or a group of countries sharing a common language in the following areas:
a. Literature
b. History or Culture
c. General elective
- If a student has a second unit (year) in the same high school foreign language, it can fulfill the History or Culture (b) requirement for the B.A. degree. Students must then also take a Literature course and General elective in the same language area to complete the requirement. If a student has not taken a foreign language in high school, please must complete items a, b, and c above. All coursework taken for the foreign language substitution package must be approved by an academic dean in L&S Undergraduate Academic Deans' Services.
B.S. students must complete the following:
Two (2) courses related to a country, region, or a group of countries sharing a common language in the following areas:
a. Literature
b. History or Culture
- If a student has a second unit (year) in the same high school foreign language, it can fulfill the History or Culture (b) requirement for the B.S. degree. Students pursuing a B.S. must also take a Literature course in the same language area to complete the requirement. If a student has not taken a foreign language in high school, please must complete items a and b above. All coursework taken for the foreign language substitution package must be approved by an academic dean in L&S Undergraduate Academic Deans' Services.