Our Language Offerings

LanguageHow Frequently Offered?Fulfills Language Requirement (FL/LG)Offered ByCan I do more in language & cultural studies?
American Sign Language (ASL)*Regularly offeredYesRomance Studiesn/a
ArabicRegularly offeredYes

Arabic Language Program

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic Concentration

Minor in Arabic

Cherokee*Regularly offeredYes

Cultural Anthropology

 
ChineseRegularly offeredYes

Chinese Language Program

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with Chinese Concentration

Minor in Chinese

CreoleRegularly offeredYes

Haitian Creole/Kreyòl Language Studies

n/a
FrenchRegularly offeredYes

French Language Program

Romance Studies

Majors in French & Francophone Studies or Romance Studies

Minor in French Studies

GermanRegularly offeredYesGerman Studies

Major in German Studies

Minor in German

Ancient GreekRegularly offeredYesClassical Studies

Major in Classical Languages

Minor in Greek

HebrewRegularly offeredYes

Hebrew Language Program

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with Modern Hebrew Concentration

Minor in Hebrew

HindiRegularly offeredYes

Hindi Language Program

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with Hindi Concentration

Minor in Hindi

ItalianRegularly offeredYes

Italian Language Program

Romance Studies

Majors in Italian Studies or Romance Studies

Minor in Italian Studies

JapaneseRegularly offeredYes

Japanese Language Program

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with Japanese Concentration

Minor in Japanese

K'iche' Maya*Regularly offeredYes

K'iche' Maya Language Studies

n/a
KoreanRegularly offeredYes

Korean Language Program

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with Korean Concentration

Minor in Korean

LatinRegularly offeredYesClassical Studies

Major in Classical Languages

Minor in Latin

MalagasyOccasionally offered at DukeNo

Malagasy Language Studies

n/a
PortugueseRegularly offeredYes

Portuguese Language Program

Romance Studies

Majors in Brazilian & Global Portuguese or Romance Studies

Minor in Brazilian & Global Portuguese

QuechuaComing in Fall 2026 

Romance Studies

n/a
RussianRegularly offeredYesSlavic & Eurasian Studies

Majors in Russian Culture & Language or Slavic & Eurasian Studies

Minor in Russian Culture & Language

Sanskrit*Regularly offeredYesReligious Studiesn/a
SpanishRegularly offeredYes

Spanish Language Program

Romance Studies

Majors in Spanish & Latin American Studies or Romance Studies

Minor in Spanish Studies

Swahili*Regularly offeredYes

African & African American Studies

n/a
TibetanComing in Fall 2026 through the online language consortium YesRomance Studiesn/a
TurkishRegularly offeredYes

Turkish Language Program

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Minor in Turkish Language & Culture

WolofRegularly offered at UNC-Chapel HillNoUNC's African, African American and Diaspora Studiesn/a

*Only offered through intermediate level. Please check with your Quad advisor before enrolling at 102 or above.