ll students must fulfill Austin College’s Foreign Language Competency requirement in order to graduate. To determine your placement in a language, please follow the guidelines below.
For Students interested in Spanish, French, German, Greek, Latin, or Japanese:
| OPTION ONE Students with no previous experience, or ONE year of a language in high school |
OPTION TWO Students who have taken TWO years of a language in high school |
OPTION THREE Students who have taken THREE OR MORE years of a language in high school or who speak the language at home |
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| Spanish
(Link for Info) |
Register for SPAN 101 | Register for SPAN 102 | Placement Test | CSASS
Spanish & French Administered Daily |
| French | Register for FR 101 | Register for FR 102 | |
| German | Register for GER 101 | Register for GER 102 | Placement Interview |
| Greek | Register for GRK 101 | Register for GRK 102 | Placement Interview |
| Latin | Register for LAT 101 | Register for LAT 102 | Latin Placement Survey |
| Japanese | Register for JAPN 101 | Register for JAPN 102 | Placement Interview |
| AP credit (PDF Print) | IB-HL credit (PDF Print) | |||
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If you have taken the AP or IB-HL exam and know your scores, consult the respective link to see if you have credit for a language course. Your placement in the language is the next level up from the credit given. You do not need to take the placement test. |
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- Note: If any change in level needs to be made, the student should talk to their language instructor. The change will be at the instructor’s discretion, based on the student’s best interest.
ATTENTION:
International Students or students with fluency in a language not listed in any of the options mentioned above must see the Chair of CML about the possibility of a waiver of the Language Competency Requirement.
- Dr. Wolfgang Lueckel, Associate Professor of German, CML Department Chair
Spanish
Please also see the Spanish Placement Details for frequently asked questions and more information. If you have additional concerns about your placement, please contact one of the professors indicated below:
- Dr. Patrick Duffey, Professor of Spanish
- Dr. Julie Hempel, Professor of Spanish
- Dr. Elena Olivé, Professor of Spanish
French
If you have additional concerns about your placement, please contact one of the professors indicated below:
- Dr. Colin Foss, Assistant Professor of French
- Dr. Seth Compaoré, Visiting Assistant Professor of French
German
Required placement assessment will be conducted by phone or Zoom for students who want to take German. Please contact the professor indicated below for a five to ten-minute conversation about your background in the language in order to determine which course will best serve your needs. The placement exam must be completed before registering for a course in the language.
- Dr. Wolfgang Lueckel, Associate Professor of German
Greek/Latin
Required placement assessment for Latin is available online: Latin Placement Survey.
Required placement assessment for Greek will be conducted by phone or Zoom. Please contact the professor indicated below for a five to ten-minute conversation about your background in the language in order to determine which course will best serve your needs. The placement interview must be completed before registering for a course in the language.
- Dr. Robert Cape, Professor of Classics
Japanese
Required placement assessment for Japanese will be conducted by phone or Zoom. Students who have already studied Japanese need to contact one of the professors indicated below for a five to ten-minute conversation about your background in the language and your interest in future study. Through this conversation, they will determine which course will best serve your needs. The placement interview must be completed before registering for a course in the language.
- Dr. Scott Langton, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies
- Dr. Mindy Landeck, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies; East Asian Studies Department Chair