All UCI students must demonstrate competency in a language other than English by completing one of the following options:

1. College level course work equivalent to UCI's third quarter of study in a language other than English.  UCI's Spanish 1C, or above (except for SPAN 97), satisfies this requirement.  For a chart of acceptable courses at other institutions, please refer to the UCI/Area-Schools Equivalencies page.
   
2. Credit for three years of high school study or its equivalent in a single language other than English with a C average or better in the third year.
   
3. A score of 3, or better, on a College Board Advanced Placement Examination (AP) in a language other than English.
   
4. A score of 570 or better on a College Board SAT II examination in a language other than English.
   
5. Completion of an approved course of study through the Education Abroad Program (EAP). Careful planning is required to ensure that this requirement is fulfilled. Check with an EAP counselor at the Center for International Education to determine the programs in countries that fulfill this requirement.
   
6. The equivalent as determined by an appropriate and available means of evaluation. For information on availability of such Foreign Language Exemption Examinations (FLEE) and testing schedules, consult the Testing Office, Student Services II, (949) 824-6207.
   
7. If an appropriate means of evaluating competence in a non-English language of instruction does not exist, satisfactory completion, with a C average or better, of two years of formal schooling at the sixth grade level or higher in an institution where the language of instruction is not English will meet the requirement. Appropriate documentation must be presented to substantiate that the course work was completed.