Placement Exam

Any student may take the Placement Exam to test out of the Spanish requirement or to determine what level of Spanish (I, II or III) to enter.

The exam can be taken at any time at the Language Lab located in Olson 49. The exam is computerized and very user friendly. The student may take the exam only once.

Credit by examination

Any student that already knows the material taught in either Spanish 1, 2 or 3 but has not received high school or college credit for it, may challenge a course and receive credit by doing and interview and taking the final exam offered at the end of the quarter. This option allows students to satisfy the language requirement without having to attend class five days per week.

To challenge one of these courses, students must do the following:

1) Pick up a Credit by Examination petition at the Registrar's Office.

2) Have Norma López-Burton in the Spanish Department and someone at the Dean's office sign the petition.

3) Return the petition to the Registrar's Office and pay a $5.00 fee.

4) Make and appointment with Norma López-Burton to do the oral interview any time between the second and ninth weeks of classes. Final exams for credit by examination are given during final exams week.