The languages listed below are either taught on a regular basis (although not necessarily every year) or have been offered in the recent past. The exact number of languages offered each year varies depending on factors such as student demand, faculty or instructional staff availability, and funding. Some courses are offered through inter-institutional agreements such as Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) CourseShare.
Modern Languages
Pennsylvania German
Faculty with expertise in Pennsylvania German occasionally offer instruction in the language.
Ancient/Classical Languages
Canaanite Dialects
Epigraphic Hebrew, Phoenician and Punic, and Moabite
Early New High German
Offered every 6th semester
Old English
Taught on rotation
Old Norse
Taught on rotation
Aramaic
Not currently offered. University has the capacity to teach if sufficient demand.
Gothic
Taught on rotation
Middle Dutch
Taught on rotation
Ninth-Century German
Taught on rotation
Old Frisian
Taught on rotation
Old Saxon
Taught on rotation
Syriac (Middle Aramaic)
Not currently offered. University has the capacity to teach if sufficient demand.
Biblical Hebrew
Not currently being offered, but was offered 2020-2021 academic year.
Old Church Slavic
Taught on rotation
Old High German
Taught on rotation
Ugaritic
Not currently offered. University has the capacity to teach if sufficient demand.