#  Harvard Requirements 

 



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Harvard College requires that students demonstrate adequate knowledge of a foreign language before their junior year. Students may complete their foreign language requirement by taking any of the diverse languages offered in the African Language Program.

Adequate knowledge of a foreign language is an important requirement at Harvard. Understanding foreign languages and cultures is an integral component of a Harvard education that can be acquired in the Department of African and African American Studies. The department's language program offers students rich foreign language options through its diverse courses.

## Foreign Language Requirement

The foreign language requirement at Harvard may be met by taking language courses in the African Language Program.

## Core and General Education requirements

Courses in the African Language Program may also be taken to fulfill other Harvard requirements including Core Curriculum and General Education requirements.