Satisfactory Progress Toward Degree
By the time a student majoring in Arabic has completed 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, and course withdrawal), the student must have completed satisfactorily the following courses in Arabic: ARBC 3105 Advanced Arabic, ARBC 3106 Advanced Arabic, and ARBC 3124 Arabic for Oral Proficiency. Satisfactory completion means a C or better (in each required course in the major).
- Some courses required for this major have pre-/co-requisite and/or enrollment requirements. Please refer to Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about pre-/co-requisite and enrollment requirements.
Graduation Requirements
GPA Requirements
Students must have a 2.0 in-major GPA in Arabic and earn a C or better in each course for it to count towards the major.
Total Hours Required: 120 credit hours required for graduation
Transfer Credit
- Students may transfer no more than 18 of the last 45 cr. of course work. Study Abroad falls under this rule if it is not VT credit.
- A form for “Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere” must be filled out and signed by the student, the department representative, and the Director of the Global Education Office before the student departs on the study abroad program.
- A maximum of 50% of the required credits for a degree may be earned at a two-year college.
Free Electives:
Additional Graduation Requirements
As a major in Arabic, you will have completed the Foreign Language (FL) requirement at Virginia Tech:
- Students who completed 3 years of a single FL in high school have completed the requirement.
- Students who did not complete 3 years of a single FL in high school may complete the requirement as follows:
- Complete 2 years of a single language in high school, plus 1106 or equivalent in college (these 3 hours count toward the 120 required for graduation) or
- Complete 1105-1106 or equivalent in college (these 6 hours do not count toward the 120 required for graduation)
