The Foreign Language Department offers a four or five year sequence of classes in French, Latin, Spanish, and German. All courses are one year in length. While two years of foreign language are required for graduation, we strongly recommend that a student begin her language study as a freshman and that she study the same language for four years in order to develop basic fluency in that language.
Some colleges require more than two years of foreign language for entrance.
Also most colleges give advanced placement and free college credit for all foreign language study. One year of high school study is generally equivalent to one semester of college study. Please check with the guidance department for specific information about the college of your choice or call the college directly. In addition to the regular course offerings, the Foreign Language Department also offers exchange programs to foreign countries. In French, there is a yearly three week exchange program with the Lycee St. Jean in Limoges, France.