Weber State’s Department of World Languages & Cultures participates in the Bridge Program for Advanced Language Learning, offering upper-division language course work for high school students. These three-credit courses extend over a full academic year of high school and are taught in partnership with university faculty. Bridge courses are now offered in Chinese, French and Spanish. For questions, contact the World Languages & Cultures Department Chair, Dr. Electra Gamón Fielding.

For complete information, visit the Bridge Program.

Bridge Students Interested in Completing a Minor in French or Spanish

If you took one Bridge course in high school and passed it with a C or higher grade, you need to take: 

• FRCH or SPAN 3000 
• FRCH or SPAN 3060 
• FRCH or SPAN 3160 
• and one more upper-division elective course

If you took two Bridge courses and passed them with a C or higher grade, you need to take: 

• FRCH or SPAN 3000 
• FRCH or SPAN 3060 
• FRCH or SPAN 3160

If you took three Bridge courses and passed them with a C or higher grade, you need to take: 

• FRCH or SPAN 3060 
• FRCH or SPAN 3160

Bridge Students Interested in Completing a Minor in Asian Studies

See the Asian Studies Minor Requirements to learn more about the minor or contact faculty advisor, Dr. Youn Soo Kim Goldstein at younsookim@weber.edu.

Bridge students may also qualify for an Associate of Arts in Chinese, French or Spanish and an Institutional Certificate of Proficiency. You must meet with a department advisor to declare your Associate of Arts, Institutional Certificate, and/or minor, and to apply to receive credit for the lower-division courses you bypassed. To find a department advisor, view Advising. For other questions, contact the Department Chair, Dr. Electra Gamón Fielding.