For students pursuing an Italian Major or Minor the prerequisite is Intermediate II or a demonstrated equivalent level of knowledge of the Italian language.
For students who have no prior knowledge of Italian, the required sequence is Elementary Italian I & II (UN1101-UN1102) or Intensive Elementary Italian (UN1121) and Intermediate Italian I & II (UN2101-UN2102) or Intensive Intermediate Italian (UN2121).
Students with prior knowledge of Italian must take the Italian placement exam before declaring the Italian Major or Minor. Students may be exempted from the language requirement in Italian in one of three ways: a) by presenting a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Italian Exam; b) by presenting a score of 780 or above on the SAT Subject Test in Italian; c) by obtaining a satisfactory score on the department’s placement examination