Brown in France - Paris University Studies: FREN 0600/Writing and Speaking French II (sixth-semester college level French), or the equivalent, with a grade of B or better. Students are required to take at least one course in French the year before departure.

Petition Programs: FREN 0600.This prerequisite applies to approved and petition programs in France or Francophone Countries (i.e. Francophone Africa, Switzerland, etc.) except for approved programs, Engineering at Centrale Supélec and STEM Studies at Ecole Polytechnique.

Brown in Germany Track 1: GRMN 0500/Twentieth Century German Culture (fifth-semester college level German) or the equivalent.

Brown in Germany Track 2: GRMN 0300/Intermediate German I (third-semester college level German) or the equivalent.

Brown in Bologna: ITAL 0300/Intermediate Italian I (third-semester college level Italian) or the equivalent.   

Exception: Concentrators in Art/Semiotics, Classics, History of Art and Architecture, Urban Studies, or Visual Arts do not need to have studied Italian previously and may choose from the list of Approved Alternative Programs or petition other programs specifically designed for those concentrations.

Minimum Requirement: Students must pass JAPN 0400/Intermediate Japanese before attending the fall or full year program. Students are required to complete Japanese 0500/Advanced Japanese I in order to study abroad during the Spring semester.

Note: Students attending KCJS will be required to take Japanese language along with two English-language electives. At Keio, students fluent in Japanese may take courses at the regular University. Otherwise, they will take courses taught in English at the university's International Division.

Minimum Requirement: POBS 0400/Writing and Speaking Portuguese (fourth-semester college level Portuguese) or the equivalent.

Note: Students planning to study in Brazil are expected to have taken at least one course focusing entirely on Brazil in Literature, History, or the Social Sciences.

Students who are interested in participating in a study abroad program with a Spanish language requirement of HISP0550 or the equivalent must have completed advanced study of the language at Brown (at least HISP0550, HISP0600, or HISP0650 with a grade of B or better); or earned a Spanish SAT II score of 750 & above, an AP score of 5 in Spanish literature, or a Brown placement score of 651 or higher. Native speakers of Spanish who have had secondary schooling in a program delivered in Spanish are also eligible to apply. If you have questions about your level, please contact hispanic_studies@brown.edu.

CASA Santiago: HISP 0600/Advanced Spanish II, or the equivalent, with a grade of B or higher 

CASA Havana: HISP 0600/Advanced Spanish II, or the equivalent, with a grade of B or higher

CASA Barcelona: HISP 0600/Advanced Spanish II, or the equivalent, with a grade of B or higher  

CASA Granada:  

• Intensive Language (CILE) track: No previous Spanish language study required. Intensive Basic Spanish/HISP 0110 or Basic Spanish/HISP 0200 (second semester college-level Spanish) or the equivalent is recommended.

• Spanish Language and Culture (CLCE) track: HISP 0300/Intermediate Spanish I – HISP 0400/Intermediate Spanish II, or the equivalent.

• Hispanic Studies (CEH) track: HISP 0500/Advanced Spanish I, or the equivalent.

• University Studies (UGR) direct enrollment track at the University of Granada – HISP 0600/Advanced Spanish II, or the equivalent, with a grade of B or higher.

• Translation and Interpretation (TRAD) track at the University of Granada – At least one course beyond HISP 0600/Advanced Spanish II, with a grade of B or higher.

Petition Programs:  For Spain, Latin America, and Caribbean programs: minimum requirement HISP 0600/Advanced Spanish II.

For questions on language placement and programs, please contact your study abroad advisor.