St. Olaf College’s interdisciplinary Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) program provides students with opportunities to enrich knowledge of a world language through various disciplines and contexts. By applying world language skills, students expand their understanding of disciplines across the liberal arts.
During the semester, a student can take an optional world language component attached to a core course that highlights a particular subject. Languages Across the Curriculum courses vary each semester, but it offers courses in all languages taught at St Olaf—Chinese, Japanese, Latin, Greek, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Norwegian—and in departments and programs including Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, German Studies, Nordic Studies, Art History, Education, History, Music, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology/Anthropology.
Registration
Sign up for both the core course and the accompanying world language component (LAC). The core course carries 1.00 credit and the LAC an additional .25 credit. In most instances the LAC does not have a published meeting day and time: the LAC meeting time will be arranged according to student schedules.
Certification
Students are awarded certification of Applied Foreign Language Competence (AFLC) on their transcripts after successful completion of two LAC courses. The AFLC certification recognizes students’ language skills and may be of interest to graduate schools and potential employers.