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ABOUT ARABIC
LANGUAGE STUDIES:

ARABIC
Idrisa Pandit
Director, Studies in Islam
ipandit@uwaterloo.ca
519-884-4404, ext. 28668

For further information, including the Arabic

Assessment Form, please visit
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Studies in Islam, Our Arabic program aspires to
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ARABIC LANGUAGE
Our language program offers a
variety of options for students to
learn Arabic for personal, professional, Arabic language Conversation Circles are
or academic purposes. held throughout the term allowing students
to converse with native Arabic speakers from
For placement at the correct level students must fill out
Renisons English Language Institute.
an Arabic Assessment form. After assessment, students
can begin their studies at the introductory, intermediate,
or advanced level.
The Arabic Assessment forms can be found on our website
uwaterloo.ca/studies-in-islam/arabic-assessment
Students interested in pursuing the University of Waterloo
Global Experience Certificate may use Arabic language
courses for meeting their language prerequisites. To learn
more visit bit.ly/RenGEC

CERTIFICATE
If you are an undergraduate student at UWaterloo, you
can earn one of our two certificates that count toward
your degree. Students must successfully complete the
required number of courses and meet the minimum
cumulative average. Students can use the Arabic language credit towards
C
 ERTIFICATE IN ARABIC LANGUAGE I the UWaterloo Global Experience Certificate.
(four courses, cumulative average 70%) Learn how by visiting bit.ly/RenGC
SI 101R, SI 102R, SI 201R, SI 202R

C
 ERTIFICATE IN ARABIC LANGUAGE II
(four courses, cumulative average 70%)
SI 120R, SI 201R, SI 202R, SI 301R, SI 302R COURSES OFFERED:
Certificates I and II are mutually exclusive. Only one certificate will be granted.
Faculty of Arts double-counting rules apply. SI 101R Introduction to Arabic 1

SI 102R Introduction to Arabic 2

DIPLOMA
Students enrolled in non-degree or post-degree academic SI 120R Arabic for Heritage Speakers
plan at UWaterloo are eligible to earn a diploma.
SI 201R Intermediate Arabic 1
D
 IPLOMA IN ARABIC LANGUAGE
(six courses, cumulative average 65%) SI 202R Intermediate Arabic 2
SI 101R, SI 102R, SI 201R, SI 202R, SI 301R, SI 302R
SI 301R Advanced Arabic 1
Upon completion of all Arabic course requirements
as well as their degree programrequirements, students SI 302R Advanced Arabic 2
can request their certificate usingtheIntention to
Graduateform.Certificates are issued twice a year, Introductory courses are not open to native speakers. SI 120R, Arabic for Heritage Speakers
will launch in Winter 2017. This will allow native speakers to learn Modern Standard Arabic
at convocation in June and October.
grammar and other rules, facilitating their entry directly into advanced level Arabic courses.
Arabic courses can be counted toward a Studies in Please check the Studies in Islam website for updates on additional language course offerings.
Islam minor. uwaterloo.ca/studies-in-islam. uwaterloo.ca/studies-in-islam/courses