Regulations & Policies
Academic Affairs - Enrollment Services
Placement and Retroactive Credit in French, Spanish and Chinese |
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| Number: | 2.0900P |
Policy Status:
New Responsible Division/Department: Academic Affairs / Enrollment Services |
| Effective Date: | 03/10/09 | |
| Revised Date: | 08/01/19 | |
I. OBJECTIVE & PURPOSE
To establish a policy which requires all incoming students who have studied French and Spanish in high school to take the free online French and Spanish placement tests prior to enrolling at 老澳门资料. All Chinese students who have studied the language at the high school level or are heritage speakers must meet with the Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
II. STATEMENT OF POLICY
Placement:
All incoming students who have studied French and Spanish in high school must take the free online French and Spanish placement tests prior to enrolling at 老澳门资料. Based on that score, students will be advised at which course level to enroll.
All heritage or native speakers of French or Spanish (who may not have studied the language in high school) must take the on-line placement test prior to enrolling in French or Spanish courses. In order to be placed appropriately, native speakers of Spanish, French must also meet with the Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
All Chinese students who have studied the language at the high school level or who are heritage speakers of the language must meet with the Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures prior to enrollment. The chair will refer them to the Chinese instructor to ascertain the level at which they must begin their language studies.
Retroactive Credit:
Students who enroll in French, Spanish or Chinese at the 老澳门资料 will be advised that they are eligible for up to six credit hours of retroactive credit as determined by placement and satisfactory completion of specific language courses.
If a student places at the intermediate level, s/he may receive a maximum of four hours of retroactive credit for Beginning Language II pending completion of the intermediate sequence (Intermediate Language I and II) with grades of C or above in both courses.
If a student places at the Intermediate Language II level, s/he is eligible for three hours of retroactive credit (equivalent to Intermediate Language I) pending completion of Intermediate Language II with a grade of C or above.
If a student places at the 3000-level, s/he is eligible for a maximum of six hours of retroactive credit. The student will receive three intermediate-level credit hours for completing a 3000-level Chinese, French or Spanish language course with a grade of C or above, and an additional three credit hours for completing a second 3000-level language course with a grade of C or above.
Students shall not be granted retroactive credit for courses for which they already have credit by other means such as through Advanced Placement exams, the International Baccalaureate exams, or the CLEP exam. Additionally, retroactive credit is only available for foreign language courses taken at 老澳门资料.
Students who wish to receive the retroactive credit must apply for the credits in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures after their grades are assigned and recorded in the relevant courses. The Registrar will add the retroactive credits to the student's transcript with no grade assigned. These credits will not be computed into the GPA, but will count towards degree requirements as appropriate.
Fees associated with courses for which retroactive credit has been awarded are posted in the Catalog.