First-year students who plan to major in French, German or Spanish are eligible to compete for modern language scholarships at Central College. Competition for these scholarships takes place during the spring Distinguished and Outstanding Scholar Days. Students wishing to compete for these scholarships take a computerized language placement exam and those who test into the intermediate level or higher proceed to interview with department faculty. Students who receive language scholarships must enroll in a language course during their first semester at Central and continue to make satisfactory progress toward the language major.

For more information about scholarship opportunities at Central, see the Financial Aid web page or call 641-628-5336. 

This scholarship program is intended to encourage students majoring in business and technical fields to further their study of a foreign language beyond the minimum required for graduation from Central College. These scholarships are available through a grant from the Principal Financial Group, which recognizes the importance of having future employees who can communicate in the broader global community. 

Students eligible to apply for this scholarship:

1) have declared one of the following majors and are making satisfactory progress toward the degree:

Accounting                         

Information Systems

Business Management        

International Management

Computer Science                        

Mathematics/Computer Science

Economics

2) make a commitment to further their language study for one year beyond the level being taken or most recently taken as of the time of application. (Scholarships may not be used to meet the Central College foreign language requirement.)

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