Less Commonly Taught Languages at St. Olaf College

 

Chinese

Greek

Japanese

Norwegian

Russian

 

At St. Olaf College students have the opportunity to take languages not available at most high schools or many colleges. Even if you have been studying another language already, you might consider taking an additional world language here. This is your chance to explore cultures and countries new to you. You might even choose to study abroad in a country where one of these languages is used—or was used, in the case of the classical languages.

Languages Offered

Chinese 

www.stolaf.edu/depts/chinese  

wan@stolaf.edu

Greek

www.stolaf.edu/depts/classics

groton@stolaf.edu

Japanese

www.stolaf.edu/depts/japanese

ito@stolaf.edu

Latin

www.stolaf.edu/depts/classics

groton@stolaf.edu

Norwegian 

www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian

oleary@stolaf.edu

Russian 

www.stolaf.edu/depts/russian

robinso@stolaf.edu

 

St. Olaf Language Requirement

You can fulfill your language requirement at St. Olaf by completing the third semester course, or above, of one of these languages.

Placement

What if you have already started learning one of these languages at your high school, at a language camp, or other program?

You can take a placement test during Week One.  E-mail the department contact person listed above, or stop by during the department information sessions to make an appointment.