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Prospective students interested in applying to the Department of German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures should visit the  to begin and complete the process.  There are no additional steps required for admission to the department. Prospective students and their families are welcome to visit during regularly-scheduled hours.  Visits may be coordinated through the Office of Admissions, or by contacting the Department office at 513-529-2526.

Matriculated students who are interested in learning a new language and have never had previous study in that language may register for the language course beginning at the 101 level and work their way through the normal language progression of 101-102-201-202.

Matriculated students who have had previous knowledge of a language and wish to continue study in that language should take a placement test so they may be accurately placed into a course and continue where their previous knowledge of the language was left off.

AP, IB, CLEP credit information

Advanced Placement Program (AP)

Credit for CHI 101, 102 (8 hours) for a score of 3 on language and culture.
Credit for CHI 101, 102, 201 (11 hours) for a score of 4 on language and culture.
Credit for CHI 101, 102, 201, 202 (14 hours) for a score of 5 on language and culture.

Credit for GER 101, 102 (8 hours) for a score of 3 on language.
Credit for GER 101, 102, 201 (11 hours) for a score of 4 on language.
Credit for GER 101, 102, 201, 202 (14 hours) for a score of 5 on language.

Credit for JPN 101, 102 (8 hours) for a score of 3 on language and culture.
Credit for JPN 101, 102, 201 (11 hours) for a score of 4 on language and culture.
Credit for JPN 101, 102, 201, 202 (14 hours) for a score of 5 on language and culture. 

International Baccalaureate Program (IB)

Chinese (acceptable score 5 or better)
Credit for CHI 101 and CHI 102.

German B (acceptable score 5 or better)
Credit for GER 101 and GER 102.

Russian B (acceptable score 5)
Credit for RUS 101 and RUS 102.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

German Language: credit for GER 101 and GER 102 for score of 66 and above.