The Language Training Centers is an initiative of the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO).
The University of Kansas is a leader in the field of foreign language instruction, boasting four federally-funded Area Studies Centers. It has a deep commitment to educating military personnel, as evidenced by an ROTC program founded in 1918, a Foreign Area Officer (FAO) program that has been training officers for more than 50 years, and an Office of Graduate Military Programs created specifically to facilitate advanced civilian educational opportunities for military personnel.
The KU LTC offers three-week summer maintenance courses to personnel from the 571st and 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons, the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), the Washington Army National Guard, and the Air Force Culture and Language Center. It also offers a series of twelve-week initial acquisition courses to personnel attending the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. All courses award academic credit from the University of Kansas.
Courses Offered:
| Languages/Other | Course Type | Course Pre-requisites | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic) | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic) | Classroom | Incoming ILR: 0+ to 1+ | University of Kansas |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| French | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| French | Classroom | Incoming ILR 0+ to 1+ or ILR 2 and above | University of Kansas |
| German | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Italian | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Japanese | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Japanese | Classroom , Online | Incoming ILR 0+ to 1+ | University of Kansas |
| Korean | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Russian | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Spanish | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Spanish | Classroom | Incoming ILR 0+ to 1+ or ILR 2 and above | University of Kansas |
| Spanish | Online , Synchronous | Incoming ILR 0+ to 1+ or ILR 2 and above | Zoom |
| Ukrainian | Classroom | Concurrent enrollment at CGSC | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| Ukrainian | Classroom | ILR 0+ in Russian | University of Kansas |