All students who begin the study of a new foreign language at Union are encouraged to pursue it for at least three years. Students continuing a foreign language previously studied will be assigned to the proper course level by the department. Placement will be made on the basis of secondary school records and testing scores. Students may construct full majors or interdepartmental majors in French, German, Russian, and Spanish.
Minors are possible in French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
Students of Chinese and Japanese have the option of the major or interdepartmental major in East Asian Studies.