A Romance Languages AB allows you to achieve proficiency in two languages. Choose any pair from French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. If you grew up speaking another language, arrive at UGA with AP credit, or have a talent for languages, becoming trilingual is within your reach. Learn more: Advisor: Kate Daley-Baileyrladv@uga.edu Office: 242A Gilbert HallPhone Number: 706-542-5779 advantages of a major in TWO LANGUAGES You've heard of Spanglish, how about Portuñol or Frespagnol? Enter exclusive contact zones between languages and share in cultural interfaces where English isn't spoken. Your ability to understand code-switching, mixed, and hybrid speech will be a credible edge, based on impressive linguistic knowledge of the real, wider world. Hear from graduates Esteban Lazaro and Grace St. Urbain on how they did it and where it took them. Department faculty are enthusiastic about such high aspirations and will support you on your multilingual pathway. Esteban Lazaro, Triple Major in French, Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and minor in Latinx Studies, was offered a graduate internship for UGA's new student orientation in summer 2026. Celebrated as a Top 100 Student Employee, his next step is a Masters in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Boston College. Read more. Grace St. Urbain, A.B. in Romance Languages—Spanish and French, was employed as a Bilingual Victim Advocate in the Cobb County District Attorney's Office upon graduation in 2020. She went on to earn a J.D. from the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Listen to her message for students considering a Romance Languages degree. Global internship or research capstone funding New for 2026-2027, the Hellerstein Romance Immersive Fund, endowed by Professor Emerita Nina Hellerstein, provides global internship or research capstone funding of $2,000 per undergraduate major. 10 awards per year. Contact department head, Dr. Dana Bultman dbultman@uga.edu to apply. You must be a major in Romance Languages, French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish to be eligible. Degree Requirements ROML Bachelor's (A.B.) Program STudy Abroad and Funding Study Abroad Scholarship Opportunities Romance Languages Career Guide Add a Degree Proven intercultural competence and linguistic proficiency will distinguish you on the job market. You will also stand out for recruitment to advanced degree programs in fields that integrate humanities expertise. Want to major in just Italian or Portuguese? The Romance Languages AB also has single language tracks so you can focus. See the Italian program and Portuguese program for those options
