Language Courses
Your connection to university-level language courses.
Earn UT Austin credit with courses offered through University Extension (UEX). Courses offered by UEX provide college credit, are transferable and appear on an official university transcript. For several of the languages listed below, we offer a three-course series to help students achieve intermediate proficiency, covering two years of material in three semesters, thus fulfilling most college language requirements.
Who Should Enroll
- College students without access to these courses at their home institutions
- High school teachers needing to increase their familiarity with AP languages
- Anyone considering a post-graduate credential related to globalization
- Researchers working with material in these languages
UT admission is not required, but some courses have prerequisites.
Need Academic Advising?
It is always a good idea to consult with your academic advisor or a UEX advisor before registering.
Current UT Austin student?
French
Spring 2025 - Online, Semester-Based
Latin
Register Anytime - Online, Self-Paced
Russian
Spring 2025 - Online, Semester-Based
Slavic Languages
Yiddish
Spring 2025 - Online, Semester-Based
Offered through a partnership with the Yiddish Book Center.
Summer Language Institutes
South Asia Language Institute
In collaboration with the South Asia Summer Language Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Department of Asian Studies in UT Austin’s College of Liberal Arts is currently partnering with University Extension to offer a series of language courses each summer.
For more information about the specific languages and levels offered, please visit: South Asia Summer Languages.
Arabic Summer Institute
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies in UT Austin’s College of Liberal Arts partners with University Extension to offer the Arabic Summer Institute (ASI). ASI provides an intensive language and culture program for beginning, intermediate and advanced students of Arabic on the UT Austin campus and is open to all qualified students.
For more information, please visit: Arabic Summer Institute.
