Hi all, new user here! You are right, this is what NPSIA says "Accepted languages are those that correspond to the official languages of the United Nations, i.e. Arabic, English, French, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish as well as German, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese. Alternative languages may be considered for departmental approval based on relevancy to the student’s area of study." If any of you know any of these languages you may have to submit documentation/ take a test to show your proficiency. Also if you want to learn French at Carleton, there are courses you could take in summer and finish the language requirement before joining. You could even take a language course during the Fall/ Winter terms.