Major in World Languages and Cultures - Portuguese Emphasis at the U

If you took the AP Portuguese Exam and 1-3 Bridge program Portuguese courses in high school, you are well on your way to finishing a major in Portuguese.

Major in WLC: Portuguese

download portuguese mAJOR requirements pdf

portuguese & Brazilian studies webpage

Bridge students have a leg up!

• Bridge students who received a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Portuguese Exam taken prior to starting Bridge classes may register directly for PTGSE 3060 without having to take any of the lower-division Portuguese courses or another placement test. 
• Bridge students who took 1 or 2 Bridge courses in high school may count those courses toward the elective courses requirement (and therefore have 0 or 1 elective courses left). 
• Bridge students who took 3 Bridge courses in high school may count two of those courses toward the elective courses requirement (and therefor have zero elective courses left) AND may count the third course toward the PTGSE foundational courses requirement (and therefore have only one PTGSE foundational course left). 

Questions about any of these requirements? Email wlc-advising@utah.edu.

Minor in Portuguese & Brazilian Studies at the U

If you took the AP Portuguese Exam and 1-3 Bridge program Portuguese courses in high school, you are well on your way to finishing a minor in Portuguese. The Portuguese minor is already short and flexible compared to other minors at the U. 

Minor in Portuguese & Brazilian Studies at the U

download portuguese minor requirements pdf

portuguese & Brazilian studies webpage

A Portuguese & Brazilian Studies minor at the U requires:

• PTGSE 3060 (after completing the lower-division Portuguese classes 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020)
• 2 PTGSE foundational courses
• 2 elective courses

 

Bridge students have a leg up!

• Bridge students who received a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Portuguese Exam taken prior to starting Bridge classes may register directly for PTGSE 3060 without having to take any of the lower-division Portuguese courses or another placement test. 
• Bridge students who took 1 or 2 Bridge courses in high school may count those courses toward the elective courses requirement (and therefore have 0 or 1 elective courses left). 
• Bridge students who took 3 Bridge courses in high school may count two of those courses toward the elective courses requirement (and therefor have zero elective courses left) AND may count the third course toward the PTGSE foundational courses requirement (and therefore have only one PTGSE foundational course left). 

 

Questions about any of these requirements? Email wlc-advising@utah.edu. 

Career Paths

Portuguese goes hand-in-hand with any career!

Here are just a few paths you can follow with a Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Major:

By continuing to study Portuguese after Bridge you can... 

 

 

Financial Aid & Scholarships

• Merit scholarships available for incoming freshmen who complete a U of U admissions application by the priority deadline
• Complete the FAFSA for need-based scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study jobs
• The Fishburn, WLC Departmental, and WLC Learning Abroad Scholarships are only available to WLC majors and students on WLC study abroad programs
• Check out more scholarship opportunities at financialaid.utah.edu

 

Purchase Extra Credits toward your U of U Degree

All students who complete at least 1 Bridge course in high school and pass with a B- or better are eligible for 16 credits of lower division language credit. (This is equivalent to the courses and levels they have tested out of at the university level: PTGSE 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020; 4 credits each.)

• Students who received a 5 on the AP exam prior to taking their Bridge course(s) will automatically receive 16 credits on their student record equivalent to the four 4-credit courses they have tested out of (1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020). These students cannot purchase any extra credits toward their U of U degree, since the maximum number of lower-division credits for any language is 16.

 

• Students who received a 4 on the AP exam prior to taking their Bridge course(s) will automatically receive 12 credits to their student record equivalent to the three 4-credit courses they have tested out of (1010, 1020, and 2010). If these students pass at least 1 Bridge course in high school with a B- or better, they are eligible to purchase the remaining 4 credits (for $40/credit) in the sequence by setting up an appointment for "Purchasing Language Credits" with a WLC Academic Advisor here: https://languages.utah.edu/advising.php.

 

• Students who received a 3 on the AP exam prior to taking their Bridge course(s) will automatically receive 8 credits to their student record equivalent to the two 4-credit courses they have tested out of (1010 and 1020). If a student passes at least 1 Bridge course in high school with a B- or better, they are eligible to purchase the remaining 8 credits (for $40/credit) in the sequence by setting up an appointment for "Purchasing Language Credits" with a WLC Academic Advisor here: https://languages.utah.edu/advising.php.

 

For questions about this policy, email wlc-advising@utah.edu.