The Arabic Language Program in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization (NELC) at the University of Pennsylvania offers four years (eight semesters) of proficiency-oriented Arabic courses:
- ARAB 031-032: First year
- ARAB 033-034: Second year
- ARAB 035-036: Third year
- ARAB 037-038: Fourth year

All courses except ARAB 039 (Egyptian) teach Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).
All courses except ARAB 331 and ARAB 433 are academic-year long courses.

There are three ways (opportunities) to enroll in Arabic courses at Penn (see below).
There are no prerequisites for enrolling in first-semester first year Arabic courses.

Information about the Department of NELC can be found here:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/nelc/

Regular Day

Regular day fall and spring courses are offered through the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS). ARAB 031, ARAB 032, ARAB 033, ARAB 034 meet five hours per week.
One semester course is worth one University of Pennsylvania course unit.

FALL:
ARAB 031: Elementary Arabic-I (1st semester)
ARAB 033: Intermediate Arabic-I (3rd semester)
ARAB 035: Advanced Intermediate Arabic-I (5th semester)
ARAB 037: Advanced Arabic-I (7th semester)

And occasionally:
ARAB 331: Advanced Spoken Standard Arabic

SPRING:
ARAB 032: Elementary Arabic-II (2nd semester)
ARAB 034: Intermediate Arabic-II (4th semester)
ARAB 036: Advanced Intermediate Arabic-II (6th semester)
ARAB 038: Advanced Arabic-II (8th semester)

And occasionally:
ARAB 039: Colloquial Arabic (Egyptian)

CGS Evening

Two evening fall and spring Arabic courses are offered through the College of General Studies (CGS). Each course meets twice a week for a total of five hours per week. Each semester course is worth one University of Pennsylvania course unit.

FALL:
ARAB 001: Beginning Arabic-I (1st semester)
ARAB 003: Continuing Arabic-III (3rd semester)

SPRING:
ARAB 002. Beginning Arabic-II (2nd semester)
ARAB 004. Continuing Arabic-IV (4th semester)

NOTE:
ARAB 001 and ARAB 003 are not the daytime sequence. That is ARAB 31/32 and 33/34.
ARAB 001 and ARAB 003 together are a four-semester sequence intended primarily for part-time students and students enrolled in CGS. They are taught in the evening and form a separate, discrete sequence. They do not fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences' or Wharton's language requirement, but may fulfill the CGS language requirement. This sequence of courses is not intended to replicate the materials of the daytime sequence-ARAB 001 and ARAB 003. Students may not transfer from one sequence to the other. ARAB 001 and ARAB 003 may fulfill the CGS language requirement.

Information about CGS can be found here:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/

Summer Session

The Arabic Language Program offers summer intensive courses through the Office of Summer Sessions. The 6-week courses run from the middle of May to the end of June.
Two proficiency-oriented courses in Modern Standard Arabic are offered:
Intensive Elementary (1st year) Arabic (ARAB 001) and,
Intensive Intermediate (2nd year) Arabic (ARAB 002).
The two classes meet Monday through Friday from 9 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Students earn two University of Pennsylvania course units for either course.

Information about summer dates, tuition, registration, and housing can be found here:
http://www.upenn.edu/summer/