Note: If you are a strong native speaker and hope to serve in a country that speaks your same language, you can skip this requirement!
Read the Peace Corps Prep Student Guide for more information or to answer any questions.
Language Requirements
Most students must hone their capacity to interact professionally using a non-English language. Minimum course requirements vary by desired placement region.
Latin America: Students indicating an intention to serve in Spanish-speaking countries must build
strong intermediate proficiency, having completed two 2000-level courses or learned
Spanish through another medium.
West Africa: Students indicating an intention to serve in French-speaking African countries must
build proficiency in French or another Romance language, having completed one 2000-level
course or learned the language through another medium.
Everywhere Else: Students indicating an intention to serve anywhere else do not have explicit language
requirements to complete the Program, but they should still be encouraged to study
a foreign language.
