Polish Courses

Attention! Students who have learned any Polish outside of a university setting, including as a home language, while living abroad, or through study at the pre-college level, are required to take the EM/placement test prior to enrolling in Polish courses at OSU. Students who have studied Polish at a different university or as part of a summer program may be eligible for transfer credit. Learn more about transfer and placement.

Polish 1101

Elementary Polish I

Offered: Autumn | 4 credit units

Introduction to Polish; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills.  Not open to students with credit for 101. This course is available for EM credit. GE for language course.


Polish 1102

Elementary Polish II

Offered: Spring | 4 credit units

Continued development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in cultural context. Closed to native speakers of this language. Prereq: 1101 (101.01). Not open to students with credit for 102. This course is available for EM credit. GE for language course.


Polish 1103

Intermediate Polish I

Offered: Autumn | 4 credit units

Further development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in cultural context. Closed to native speakers of this language. Prereq: 1102 (102.01). Not open to students with credit for 103. This course is available for EM credit. GE for language course.


Polish 2104

Intermediate Polish II

Offered: Spring | 4 credit units

Increasing functional ability in speaking, listening, reading, and writing practice, vocabulary-building; new grammar structures; start developing higher-level language skills in Polish. Closed to native speakers of this language. Prereq: 1103 (104.01). Not open to students with credit for 407.01.


Polish 3101

Advanced Polish I

Offered: Autumn | 3 credit units

Further develop speaking, listening, reading, writing skills, and grammar competence. Prereq: Polish 2104. Not open to students with credit for Slavic 5194 (Autumn 2013, Cretu)


Polish 3102

Advanced Polish II

Offered: Spring  | 3 credit units 

Further develop speaking, listening, reading, writing skills, and grammar competence. Prereq: Polish 3101. Not open to students with credit for Slavic 5194 (Spring 2015, Stepanova)