Department of Modern Language & Cultures Advanced Placement

At the discretion of the Department of Modern Language & Cultures and the instructor/professor, it is possible for some accelerated language students, who were unable to advance place through standardized examinations, to receive an advanced placement accommodation. Students who received permission to place into a 300-level modern language course with expressed permission from the target language professor will be awarded 4 hours of credit for the Level IV course (MLCF202, MLCJ202 or MLCS202) at the completion of the 300-level course with a grade of C or better. This rule does not apply to students who have already received equivalency credit due to a 4 or 5 score on the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit hours through the IB Program and the CLEP examination.

The department also recognizes that there are heritage speakers, immersion students, and occasionally accelerated students who should be placed in a course beyond MLCX 101. In these particular circumstances, students are advised to contact and meet with the target language faculty member for the possibility of advanced placement.