Certificate in Polish Language
The Certificate in Polish Language aims to train future graduates and professionals to meet the need of state agencies, industry, business, health care providers, and educational institutions in Chicago and beyond!
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The Certificate in Polish Language provides undergraduate students interested in developing intermediate to advanced language proficiency in Polish with the opportunity to certify their acquisition of those language skills. Students with basic listening, oral, and writing skills, as taught in the beginning-level courses, can satisfy the requirements of the certificate by taking two classes at the intermediate level to further develop these fundamental language skills, followed by three classes at the advanced level, which allow students to polish language skills and raise proficiency to a level suitable for communication in native-speaker settings.
Requirements
The requirements for the certificate are as follows, for a total of 17 credit hours:
- POL 103 Intermediate Polish I (4 hours)
- POL 104 Intermediate Polish II (4 hours)
- POL 201 Advanced Polish through Media and Film (3 hours)
- POL 202 Advanced Polish through Contemporary Culture (3 hours)
- POL 203 Advanced Polish through Short Stories (3 hours)
Who can get this certificate?
Undergraduate students in all colleges are eligible to complete the Certificate in Polish Language.
Students pursuing the major in Polish (now in phase down and no longer admitting students) and the major in Polish, Russian, and Central and Eastern European Studies (effective Fall 2019) or minor in Polish Studies may not also pursue the certificate in Polish Language. The Minor in Central and Eastern European Studies may be completed in addition to the Certificate in Polish Language only if no courses overlap between the two programs.