Take Japanese This Summer: JAPN201

Modern Greek Fellowship

A Foreign Languages and Area Studies Fellowship is available annually from the European Union Center to study Modern Greek. Two levels of the language (Beginner and Intermediate) are currently offered through the Department of Linguistics. Applications for the AY 2011-12 are due February 11, 2012, and informational sessions will be held on November 16 and December 1, 2011, for interested students. For more information see: http://www.moderngreek.illinois.edu/awards/

Fall Course Options: Intro Swedish & Scandinavian Gen Eds

Students are warmly welcomed to introductory Swedish, SCAN 101, which has a seats available. This is an interactive, communicative class taught by an award-winning instructor, Dr. Mark Safstrom. Students enrolled in this class and the Swedish Language Sequence (SCAN 101-104) report good camaraderie, including as part of the extra-curricular student-run organization the Scandinavian Club. 
Please also consider the following courses offered by the program:
LAS GEN EDs:
SCAN 225 Vikings and Volvos
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas
For more information about the Scandinavian Studies Program and the Scandinavian Studies Minor, please see http://www.germanic.illinois.edu/scandinavian/

Proficiency Exam Subjects & Dates for Fall

Dates, locations, subjects: A synopsis of each proficiency exam for the fall is now available at: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/dmurph/www/index_files/Proficiencyexams2011.pdf
Exams are available in the following subjects:

• Calculus
• Chemistry
• Languages other than English
• ESL (English as a Second Language) for international students
• Psychology
• Physics

Note that not all exams are available to all students. And even when available, not all exams are even a good idea for all students. If you plan on going on to higher-level courses in a given subject, testing out of the intro course might leave you struggling later on. More rules and info on exams is at http://cte.illinois.edu/testing/placprof/main.html

Questions about whether a proficiency exam is a good idea for you? Ask your advisor (me)!