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Approved Languages

The following languages have been approved for use toward the language requirement. Consult the graduate chair to request addition of another language; this list simply gives languages already counted by previous students, and the absence of a particular language implies no judgment on the part of the graduate group.

  • Arabic (Modern Standard)
  • Bulgarian
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew (Modern)
  • Hindi
  • Hungarian
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Tamil
  • Vietnamese
  • Yiddish
Last Modified: 23 Mar 2011
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