Critical Language Scholarship Info Session

Join us at 4 pm on Oct 28 in Clements Hall 234 for an Info Session on the Critical Language Scholarship.

Program Overview: The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program provides immersive summer programs for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to learn languages of strategic importance to the United States’ national security and economic prosperity. Through intensive language instruction and structured cultural activities, participants receive the equivalent of one year of language study in just eight weeks.

Languages and Levels. The CLS Program overseas offers instruction in nine critical languages:

No Previous Study Required: Hindi, Persian, Portuguese, Swahili

One Year of Study Required (Or Equivalent): Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian

Two Years of Study Required (Or Equivalent): Japanese

Program Benefits
Participants in the CLS Program will receive:

Intensive language instruction and cultural enrichment experiences;
Textbooks and language learning materials;
Official certification of language gains through ACTFL OPI test;
Academic credit issued through Bryn Mawr College
International and domestic travel between the student's home city in the U.S. and the CLS Program site abroad;
Visa application fees, where applicable; and
Room, board, and program-sponsored travel within the host country or location.
Additional program benefits may provided at a later date.

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Co-hosted with: Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, National Student Fellowships at SMU, University Honors Program

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