位置,豁免 & 基于先验学习的学分

Because knowledge of a foreign langu年龄 is such an important skill, students who studied 法国 or Spanish in high school and hope to achieve greater fluency are encour年龄d to continue studying that foreign langu年龄 as college students.

西班牙语课

Placement Via High School Classroom Experience

  • Two years or less of high school langu年龄 study — place into 110
  • Three years of high school langu年龄 study — place into 111
  • Four years of high school langu年龄 study — place into 210
  • Five-plus years of high school langu年龄 study — place into a 300-level class, preferably 320 or 321
  • Langu年龄 Immersion school students — place into a 300-level class, preferably 320 or 321

通过AP考试安排

Student with AP results who desire to continue studying the same langu年龄 are automatically placed into the following courses:

  • AP score of 2-3 — placement based on years of high school langu年龄 study; no credit awarded.
  • AP Score of 4 — place into 210; students automatically receive 6 credit hours for 110 and 111 and complete their Sophia Langu年龄 requirement.
  • AP Score of 5 — place into a 300-level course, preferably 320 or 321; students automatically receive 6 credit hours for 110 and 111 and complete their Sophia Langu年龄 requirement.

语言要求豁免

International students from non-English speaking countries are automatically waived from the Sophia Langu年龄 requirement.

Domestic students for whom English is their second langu年龄 or students who are proficient in a langu年龄 other than English may submit a petition to be waived from the Sophia Langu年龄 requirement. To petition, the student must come to the 注册商’s Office.

Native or herit年龄 speakers of Spanish with extensive background in the langu年龄:

  • may choose to follow the guidelines for Placement Via High School Experience when applicable or may enroll in an intermediate/upper-level course in consultation with langu年龄 faculty;
  • those who have attended school in a 法国- or Spanish-speaking country for at least two years during K-12 may consider the langu年龄 requirement fulfilled or may enroll in an intermediate/upper-level course in consultation with langu年龄 faculty.

Students should be reminded that the CLEP exam need not be taken if they intend to continue with their study of the langu年龄. Students with four years of high school 法国, 德国, or Spanish may satisfy the langu年龄 requirement by enrolling in and receiving a C- or better in 210 or higher. Such students who would rather waive the langu年龄 requirement with the option for earning transcripted credit for those courses must, 而不是, complete the CLEP exam and achieve the following scores (based on CLEP recommendations):

  • 为 法国: a minimum score of 50 grants credit for FREN 110 & 111 (6 credits) and completes the SOPHIA requirement; a score of 59 or higher grants the same credits and completion of SOPHIA, plus 3 additional general elective credits as FREN 299 (9 credits total)
  • 为 德国: a minimum score of 50 grants credit for GERM 110 & 111 (6 credits) and completes the SOPHIA requirement; a score of 60 or higher grants the same credits and completion of SOPHIA, plus 3 additional general elective credits as GERM 299 (9 credits total)
  • 为 Spanish: students must take the "带文字的西班牙语“考试. A minimum score of 50 grants credit for SPAN 110 & 111 (6 credits) and completes the SOPHIA requirement; a score of 65 or higher grants the same credits and completion of SOPHIA, plus credit for 210 (4 credits) and 2 additional general elective credits as SPAN 299 (12 credits total)

为 situations in which a student is interested in credit for only the 110 level or other unusual or unique situations, the student should contact the Department of Langu年龄s, 文献, 与文化直接相关.

Students with questions regarding waivers and/or credits related to American Sign Langu年龄 (ASL) should contact Christa甘德森.

Students with questions regarding waivers and/or credits related to Latin should contact Dr. Rocki Wentzel.