In addition to preparing for college, the study of a foreign language has become important to a student planning for a career in government, business, and industry. Two years of each of two languages or three years of one language is considered a high school major. Students who have studied a foreign language in junior high school or who have a good scholastic record may enroll in a language class their freshman year. A junior may take a foreign language without meeting the prerequisites providing the student and student's parents sign a statement indicating it may require concentrated effort for success. Students who do failing work in the first semester of a language must drop the course and register for another subject.
Emphasis is placed on the speaking of the modern languages.
Electronic equipment is used to facilitate the learning of conversational skills.