CAS Student Advisement
and Services

University at Buffalo
275 Park Hall
Buffalo NY, 14260
Phone: (716) 645-6883
Fax: (716) 645-2893
E-mail:
   cas-advisor@buffalo.edu

Hours: M - F, 8:30 - 5:00
Closed on University holidays
Open on other class holidays

Useful links:

Foreign Language Study at UB

Language courses offered at UB
Language requirements differ by major within CAS
Alternate methods to demonstrate language proficiency (and satisfy the requirement)

The General Education requirement at UB includes the demonstration of proficiency in a language other than English. Most students meet this requirement by completing a second-semester or transition language course.

Students in the following schools and majors are exempt from the language requirement:

  • Architecture
  • Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Environmental Design
  • Engineering (except Computer Science)
  • Health Related Professions
  • Management
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy

The following majors in the College of Arts & Sciences are exempt from the language requirement:

  • BFA in Art
  • BFA in Dance
  • BFA in Music Theatre
  • BFA in Theatre
    (Note: the BA programs in the arts majors listed above DO have a language requirement)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Medicinal Chemistry

Departments offering language courses:

 

This page last updated August 16, 2005