Advising & Student Resources
We have faculty and staff who are happy to answer any questions that you may have about any of our programs.
Although we do not offer a major or a minor in all languages, we do have a designated coordinator who can assist with placement in each language. Moreover, the department has assigned academic advisors for each major and minor program that we do confer.
Department Advisors
- Arabic Language Coordinator — Dr. Ziad Bentahar
- Chinese Language (Mandarin) Minor Advisor & Coordinator — Dr. Ping Fu
- Deaf Studies - please contact the department
- French Language Major & Minor Advisor — Dr. Alisha Reaves
- French Language Coordinator — Dr. Alisha Reaves
- German Language Minor Advisor & Coordinator — Dr. Annette Budzinski-Luftig
- Ancient Greek Language Coordinator — Dr. Jennifer Ballengee
- Ancient Hebrew Language — please contact the department
- Modern Hebrew Language Coordinator — Dr. Eyal Bor
- Japanese Language Coordinator — Ms. Reiko Nonogaki
- Italian Language Minor Advisor & Coordinator — Dr. Francesco Brenna
- Latin Language Coordinator — Dr. Margherita Pampinella
- Linguistics Minor Advisor & Coordinator - Dr. Francisco (Paco) Martínez Ibarra
- Russian Language — please contact the department
- Spanish Language — please contact the department
Deaf Studies Major Advisors
Spanish Major Advisors
- Dr. Isabel Castro-Vázquez
- Dr. Diego del Pozo
- Dr. German De Patricio
- Dr. Colleen Ebacher
- Dr. Francisco (Paco) Martínez Ibarra
- Dr. Leticia Romo
Spanish Minor Advisor
Language Placement
The department offers placement testing for students wishing to enroll in a language course who do not already have college credit for the language.
Departmental Challenge Exam
We offer a Challenge Exam to students who have acquired language proficiency through life experiences, personal study and/or military course work. This exam is not the same thing as the CLEP exam. Towson University does not recognize CLEP credit for languages.
Degree Completion Plan (DCP)
Create your DCP. Email it to your adviser as an attachment, and bring a copy to your advising meeting. You and your adviser will review the plan and sign it. Your adviser will then remove your registration hold.
Tutoring
Tutoring for language courses is available by appointment only. Please contact the Tutoring and Learning Center.