The following language classes are offered by the Center for Language Studies. Please refer to each specific course for more information and availability.
Classes normally must have 5 students to carry.
Class offerings are subject to change.
For more information visit https://catalog.byu.edu/humanities/center-language-studies.
Afrikaans courses offered in the Winter: Afrikaans 101
Albanian courses offered in the Winter: Albanian 330
Albanian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
ASL 101, ASL 102, ASL 201, ASL 202, ASL 301, ASL 320, ASL 431, ASL 311R (FLSR house only)
Courses offered in the Winter: ASL 101, ASL 102, ASL 201, ASL 202, ASL 301, ASL 432, ASL 302
Courses offered in the Spring: ASL 101, ASL 201
Courses offered in the Summer: ASL 102, ASL 202
Armenian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
Bulgarian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
Cambodian/Khmer 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
Cebuano courses offered in the Winter: Cebuano 330
Cebuano 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
Croatian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
*Taught together with Serbian
Czech 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.
Dutch courses offered in the Winter: Dutch 330, Dutch 340
Dutch 330 or 340 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam offered
Estonian 330
Estonian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Fijian 330 satisfies both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
Georgian 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning Requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.
Guarani courses offered in the Winter: Guarani 305
Haitian Creole 101, Haitian Creole 330
Haitian Creole courses offered in the Winter: Haitian Creole 102, Haitian Creole 340
Haitian Creole 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement and GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.
Hawaiian 101, Hawaiian 201
Hawaiian courses offered in the Winter:
Hawaiian 102, Hawaiian 202
Hindi 101, Hindi 201, Hindi 330
Hindi courses offered in the Winter: Hindi 102, Hindi 202, Hindi 305
Hmong 330
Hmong courses offered in the Winter: Hmong 101
Hmong 330 Fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement and GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
Hungarian 330
Hungarian 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
Indonesian 330, Indonesian 321
Indonesian courses offered in the Winter: Indonesian 340
Indonesian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered
K'iche' 201
K'iche' courses offered in the Winter 2021:
K'iche' 202
K'iche' courses offered in the Fall 2021:
K'iche' 101
K'iche' courses offered in the Winter 2022:
K'iche' 102
Kiribati 330
Kiribati courses offered in the Winter: Kiribati 330
Kiribati 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning and Global and Cultural Awareness GE Requirements
Malagasy 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.
Malay 330 fulfills both the Languages of Learning requirement & GCA
Challenge Exam Offered.
Mongolian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
Navajo 101, Navajo 201
Navajo courses offered in the Winter:
Navajo 102, Navajo 202
Quechua 101
Quechua courses offered in the Winter:
Quechua 102
Romanian 330
Romanian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement.
Challenge Exam Offered
Samoan 101, Samoan 201
Samoan courses offered in the Winter:
Samoan 201, 202
Samoan 330 Fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
Serbian 330 Fulfills the Languages of Learning Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
*Taught together with Croatian
Slovenian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
Swahili courses offered in the Winter: Swahili 102
Tagalog 101, Tagalog 201, Tagalog 330
Tagalog courses offered in the Winter:
Tagalog 102, Tagalog, 202, Tagalog 330
Tagalog 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
Tahitian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Thai 101, Thai 321, Thai 330
Thai courses offered in the Winter:
Thai 102, Thai 330, Thai 340
Thai 330 Fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement.
Tongan 101, Tongan 201, Tongan 330
Tongan courses offered in the Winter:
Tongan 102, Tongan 202, Tongan 330
Tongan 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
Turkish 101, Turkish 330
Turkish courses offered in the Winter:
Turkish 102
Ukrainian 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
Vietnamese 330
Vietnamese courses offered Winter 2021: Vietnamese 321
Vietnamese courses offered Winter 2022: Vietnamese 340
Vietnamese 330 fulfills the Languages of Learning GE Requirement
Challenge Exam Offered
Welsh 101, Welsh 201
Welsh courses offered in the Winter:
Welsh 102, Welsh 202
Returned missionaries who wish to maintain their language skills can do so in a number of ways as BYU students.
If your language is not taught at BYU or if you are not a BYU student, you are eligible to take the FLATS exam, which provides you with up to 12 pass/fail credits. You can find out more about the FLATS exam here.
If your language is taught at BYU, and you are a BYU student or a visiting student, you are eligible to take the Challenge Exam, which provides you with up to 16 graded credits. In order to take the Challenge Exam, you must be enrolled in the corresponding upper-division class. By completing the class, you will fulfill the Global and Cultural Awareness and Languages of Learning General Education requirements.
If students wish to continue further with their language learning, they can continue their studies through earning a Language Certificate, a Minor, or a Major if it is available in their language.
Classes we recommend for returned missionaries
*Challenge Exam Offered
Albanian 330* |
Armenian 330* |
Bulgarian 330* |
Cambodian 330* |
Cebuano 330* |
Croatian 330* |
Chinese 202* |
Czech 330* |
Danish 321* |
Dutch 330* |
Estonian 330 |
Fijian 330* |
Finnish 321* |
French 321* |
Georgian 330* |
German 330* |
Guarani 330 |
Haitian-Creole 330* |
Hindi 330 |
Hmong 330* |
Hungarian 330* |
Indonesian 330* |
Kiribati 330* |
Latvian 330 |
Lithuanian 330 |
Malagasy 330* |
Malay 330* |
Mongolian 330* |
Norwegian 321* |
Persian 330* |
Polish 330* |
Portuguese 321* |
Romanian 330* |
Russian 330* |
Samoan 330* |
Serbian 330* |
Slovak 330* |
Spanish 321* |
Slovenian 330* |
Swedish 321* |
Tagalog 330* |
Thai 330* |
Tongan 330* |
Turkish 330 |
Ukrainian 330* |
Vietnamese 330* |