Kindergarten-12th Grade Japanese Language Programs Kindergarten-5th Grade World Language in Elementary School (WLES) 30 – 60 minutes of language and cultural enrichment (3-5 days/week). All students are eligible regardless of language proficiency. 6th-8th Grade Middle School World Language Open to all students. Beginning and intermediate Japanese is taught as an elective course. Schools may have internal assessments to place students in appropriate levels. 9th-12th Grade High School World Language Students are required to complete two years or 20 credits of a World Language, or demonstrate proficiency using another method to graduate from high school. 2-3 sequential years of study in the same World Language recommended for admission to UC/CSU. This page was last updated on June 30, 2022