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How Do I Join Flagship?

 For high school students who have yet to apply to college.

  1. Choose the Flagship language you want to study: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Persian, Russian, Swahili, and Yoruba.
  2. After choosing the Flagship language, review the list of Flagship universities offering your selected language. Then, check for the degree programs in which you are interested, and decide which school and Flagship program are the best fit for you.
  3. Contact the Flagship program you selected, informing them of your interest. Many of the institutions have pre-Freshman year programs that can give you a jump-start in your studies.
  4. Check the college admissions’ and Flagship program’s deadlines and submit an application to both the university and the Flagship program of your choice. (Although you must enroll in or be enrolled in a Flagship U.S. institution to be eligible for participation in a Flagship program, you can apply to the Flagship program and the university of your choice at the same time.)
  5. Once accepted into the university, notify the Flagship program that you have been admitted. They can guide you through your path to the Flagship program.

 For students who have already been accepted at or currently attend a Flagship university.

  1. Contact the Flagship program at the university in which you are currently enrolled and apply directly to that program. (You must enroll in or be enrolled in a Flagship U.S. institution to be eligible for participation in a Flagship program.)

Other eligibility and application requirements vary across Flagship programs. To learn more about a particular program of interest, please visit the institution’s Flagship Web site. Following are lists of The Language Flagship programs and their university admissions Web sites.

Table 1. The Language Flagship programs in the U.S.

Institution Web sites
African
Howard University www.thelanguageflagship.org/african-languages www.howard.edu/enrollment/admission
University of Wisconsin, Madisonwww.thelanguageflagship.org/african-languages
www.admissions.wisc.edu
Arabic
Michigan State Universitywww.arabicflagship.msu.edu
www.admissions.msu.edu
University of Texas, Austinwww.utarabicflagship.org
www.utexas.edu/student/admissions
University of Michigan, Ann Arborwww.umich.edu/~neareast/arabic/flagship.html
www.admissions.umich.edu
University of Maryland, College Parkwww.arabic.umd.edu/flagship
www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions
University of Oklahoma www.ou.edu/flagship
www.ou.edu/admissions/home.html
Chinese
Arizona State University www.chineseflagship.asu.edu
www.students.asu.edu/admission
Brigham Young Universitywww.chineseflagship.byu.edu
www.saas.byu.edu/admissionsServices/
Indiana University www.indiana.edu/~flagship/web/home/index.php
www.indiana.edu/~iuadmit
Ohio State Universitywww.chineseflagship.osu.edu/
www.osu.edu/futurestudents
University of Mississippiwww.olemiss.edu/chinese
www.olemiss.edu/admissions
University of Oregonhttp://casls.uoregon.edu/uoflagship/en/index.php
www.uoregon.edu/prospective
San Francisco State University www.cel.sfsu.edu/summerchinese
www.sfsu.edu/prospect
University of Rhode Island www.uri.edu/chineseflagship/index.html
www.uri.edu/admission
Western Kentucky Universitywww.wku.edu/chineseflagship
www.wku.edu/Info/Admissions/newhome.html
Hindi/Urdu        
University of Texas, Austinwww.hindiurduflagship.org
www.utexas.edu/student/admissions
Korean
University of Hawai’i, Mānoawww.koreanflagship.manoa.hawaii.edu
www.manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions
Persian
University of Maryland, College Parkwww.languages.umd.edu/persian/flagship/index.html, www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions
Russian
Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/russian/flagship.htm
www.brynmawr.edu/admissions
Portland State University www.fll.pdx.edu/Russian%20flag/index.htm
www.pdx.edu/admissions
University of California-Los Angeleswww.russianflagship.ucla.edu
www.admissions.ucla.edu
University of Maryland, College Park

http://www.russian.umd.edu/flagship.html
www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions

 University of Wisconsin, Madison 

Table 2. The Language Flagship overseas programs

CountryInstitution
ChinaNanjing University; Qingdao Center
EgyptAlexandria University
IndiaJaipur Hindi Center; Lucknow Urdu Center
KoreaKorea University
NigeriaFlagship Center at Ibadan University
RussiaSt. Petersburg State University
SyriaDamascus University
TajikistanTajik State National University
TanzaniaSwahili Flagship Center at Zanzibar State University