Foreign Language Programs
The Noncredit Foreign Language Program
Classes in 26 languages—from Armenian to Zulu—to students who
do not need academic credit.
Columbia University offers selected beginning and intermediate foreign language
courses, available on a noncredit, reduced-tuition basis.
Students enrolled in language courses are required to:
- complete all written assignments
- participate fully in class discussions
- take all examinations
 Resources
Noncredit Foreign Language students are issued identification cards and given
full access to the University’s resources, including borrowing privileges
at the University’s Libraries and use of the gymnasiums and athletic facilities.
Auditing
Noncredit Foreign Language Students may also choose to audit other
courses through the Auditing Program.
Grades
and Transcripts
Noncredit foreign language students are assigned the mark of R (registered
for the course; no qualitative grade assigned) for the courses they complete.
A University transcript bearing that mark may be issued
at the student’s request. A noncredit enrollment cannot be converted into
a credit enrollment at any time after registration.
If you wish to apply for elementary- or intermediate-level foreign language
credit courses, you may apply as a Special Student.
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