Languages Not Offered at Northwestern
Students, both undergraduate and graduate, can study languages not offered at Northwestern University through the following program during the regular academic quarters:
Please read the following information carefully, then if you are interested in taking a language course through CourseShare, please fill out the form below. You must submit your request well in advance. Please note the deadlines below:
Fall Requests: Must be submitted by May 1
Winter/Spring Requests: Must be submitted by October 31
Requests received close to the start of classes at the host institution may not be granted. Please see the academic calendars of member institutions.
Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) CourseShare Request FormImportant information when choosing this option to study a world language:
- Completing language courses through CourseShare will not automatically fulfill the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement. In order to fulfill the requirement, students need to achieve proficiency in the language they studied through CourseShare and validate proficiency. Please see Proficiency in a Language Not Taught at Northwestern webpage for more information about the validation process.
- Many host institutions participating in CourseShare are on a semester system. Northwestern students might need to start taking a course earlier and/or end later than Northwestern’s quarter timeline.
- The received grade for a course taken in the Spring semester will be recorded in both Winter and Spring Quarters of Northwestern and you will earn 2 units of credits.
- Enrolment is dependent on availability of the requested course in a given term.
- If you are an undergraduate student, please discuss your plan to take a language course through CourseShare with your College or Home School Adviser. You will need their acknowledgement in order to submit this form.
Note about grades: Grades for the Fall Quarter will be posted in early January. Grades for the Winter and Spring Quarters will be posted in early June.
If you have any questions, contact: languageresourcecenter@northwestern.edu
The following programs are available to graduate students in a doctoral program:
*Some BTAA institutions do not accept Traveling Scholar applications for summer language courses.