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Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (AP) – Certificate of Proficiency in Italian Language

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Graduating with a certificate: except where otherwise stated, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 4.00 is required to satisfy certificate requirements. Students must also submit application to graduate from a certificate program. Applications should be obtained from and filed with the unit administering the certificate program. Transcript notation that the requirements for a certificate have been completed will be made once the Registrar’s Office has received notice from the unit administering the program. Certificates will not be conferred until candidates have successfully completed an undergraduate degree program if they are simultaneously enrolled in a degree and a certificate program. The Faculty does not award certificates retroactively. Refer to the Academic Standards section for details of the undergraduate certificate minimum standards.

Certificate of Proficiency in Italian Language

York University students may earn a Certificate of Proficiency in Italian Language concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor's degree. This certificate is also open to students who already hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and who are admissible according to Faculty and University policies. This certificate is open to students pursuing a degree in Italian Culture.

This certificate is not, however, open to students who are pursuing or who already hold a degree in Italian Studies.

To apply for the Certificate of Proficiency in Italian Language students must have successfully completed at least 18 credits in Italian language courses in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics with a minimum grade of B+ in the last upper-level course taken.

Requirements as follows:

Course Equivalencies for the Certificate of Proficiency in Italian Language

AP/IT 1000 6.00 or (AP/IT 1001 3.00 and AP/IT 1002 3.00)

AP/IT 2000 6.00 or AP/IT 2030 6.00*

AP/IT 3000 6.00 or AP/IT 3030 6.00 or (AP/IT 3001 3.00 and AP/IT 3002 3.00)

*Note: Students who take AP/IT 2030 6.00 may not take AP/IT 3030 6.00

Note: Studentswho place directly in the intermediate level (2000) language course require only 12 credits to obtain the Certificate of Proficiency in Italian Language.

Note: Students who place directly in an advanced language (3000) course require an additional 6 credits and must take another upper-level course taught in Italian to obtain the Certificate of Proficiency in Italian Language.