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World Languages Program offers minors in Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic

World Languages

The World Languages Program in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences offers minors in Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic. Students in all majors at WVU can enroll in courses focused on these languages.

If students have taken foreign language classes prior to enrolling at WVU, they must take a placement test in order to enroll in a language course. 

Available courses for the spring 2025 semester:

Classes in Arabic Studies

  • ARBC 102, Elementary Arabic 2, in person, CRN 10725

  • ARBC 204, Intermediate Arabic 2, in person, CRN 16752

  • FLIT 316, Arab Women Writers, taught in English and counts for Arabic, Women and Gender Studies, and as an elective, CRN 16902

For more information, contact manal.alnatour@mail.wvu.edu. 

Classes in Chinese Studies

  • CHIN 102, First Year Chinese 2, CRN 10602

  • CHIN 204, Second Year Chinese 2, CRN 15676

  • CHIN 393A, Advanced Grammar and Reading, CRN 16763

  • FCLT 210, Chinese Civilization and Culture, CRN 16880

For more information, contact yiliao@mail.wvu.edu.

Classes in French

  • FRCH 101, Elementary French 1, CRN 12066

  • FRCH 102, Elementary French 2, CRN 10603

  • FRCH 204, Intermediate French 2, CRN 13282

  • FRCH 301, Language through Civilization, CRN 16883

  • FCLT 393C, Love and Desire in French Literature, CRN 16882

For more information, contact marie.paillard@mail.wvu.edu

Classes in Spanish

  • SPAN 101, Elementary Spanish 1, both in person and online, CRN 10013 / CRN 16827 / CRN 16828 / CRN 12599.

  • SPAN 102, Elementary Spanish 2, both in person and online, CRN 10020 / CRN 16829 / CRN 10564

  • SPAN 203, Intermediate Spanish 1, in person, CRN 10024

  • SPAN 204, Intermediate Spanish 2, in person, CRN 14331

  • SPAN 312, Writing in the Hispanic World, in person, CRN 11155

  • SPAN 314, Spanish Conversation, in person, CRN 13695

  • SPAN 351, Spanish in the United States, in person, CRN 16830

  • FCLT 393, Don Quixote, asynchronous, in English, CRN 17396

  • SPAN 695, Independent Study, in person, CRN 16826

For more information, contact seroblespuente@mail.wvu.edu.