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Home » Admission & Aid » Admitted Students » New Student Information » Language Placement Exams » Spanish Placement Details

Spanish Placement Details

How Do I Know if I Need to Take the Spanish Placement Test?

Students with AP or IB exam scores:

If you have taken the Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB- HL) exam, you may already have earned credit and established your language placement.    A score of 4 or 5 on the language and/or literature exam will earn you credit and will establish your placement.  Once your AP or IB scores are received by the Registrar, any credit you may have earned will be applied.  Please fill out the Spanish Placement Survey to help us determine your credit and placement.

 

Students with two years of Spanish in High School

If you, like many entering freshmen, have taken only two years of Spanish in high school, your placement is Spanish 102.   This course is designed for students who took Spanish in their first and second year of high school and need some review at the beginning.  If this is your situation, you do NOT need to take the placement test, simply register for Spanish 102.

 

Students with Spanish through junior or senior year in high school

If you have taken Spanish through your junior or senior year of high school, and you did not take an AP or IB exam, or you received AP test scores of 3 or below, or IB scores of 4 or below, the placement test will give you a much better idea of the level that is right for you.  Please contact one of the Spanish professors below to sign up for the next placement test (during the first advising week of each semester - early November and early April)

  • Dr. Patrick Duffey, Professor of Spanish
  • Dr. Julie Hempel, Professor of Spanish
  • Dr. Elena Olivé, Professor of Spanish

Heritage Speakers

If you are a heritage speaker of Spanish (you grew up in the US and your family speaks Spanish at home), you should take the placement test to see what level of Spanish you have achieved.  (If you also took the AP or IB exam and received a score of 4 or 5, please follow the instructions for AP or IB instead as it may give you course credit and we want you to receive that credit)

 

Native speakers

If you grew up in a Spanish-speaking country and have transcripts from the eighth grade or higher, you can receive a waiver for the language competency after showing your transcripts to the chair of the CML department.

 

College transfer credit

If you took a college-level Spanish course at another institution, this course will give you transfer credit and determine your placement.  Please see the CML chair for any clarification in this area.

 

Also, note that taking the test in no way commits you to continue in Spanish and if you place high enough you may earn language competency.

 

Little to no experience with Spanish

If you would like to start Spanish courses and have never studied Spanish, or had only one year of the language in high school, your placement is Spanish 101.  You do not need to take the placement test, simply sign up for the course.  Students with other placements recorded may not take 101, this beginning course is intended for students with very little or no experience with the language.

 

If you are still unsure of your placement and have not taken AP or IB exams, please fill out this three question survey.  Alternative Spanish Placement Survey

 

Frequently Asked Questions on Spanish placement

I took two years of Spanish early in my HS studies and have forgotten most of it. Should I still take Spanish 102? Expand

This is a very common situation.  Most students find that 102 is the correct level for them. This placement also helps students to reach the competency level in two semesters rather than three, thus saving money and time.

I know Spanish, but I want to study another language at AC, should I still take the Spanish placement test? Expand

Great!  We also offer French, German, Greek, Latin, and Japanese.   Even if you do not plan on continuing your study of Spanish, you could use the Spanish placement for competency or you may find that you want to take one advanced Spanish course for a Humanities breadth credit.  It is in your best interest to have a record of your Spanish language level for these other credit or competency purposes should you need them.

Should I study for the exam? Expand

No. You are not receiving a grade or credit when you take this exam. It is intended only to assist us in placing you at the most appropriate level in the language sequence.

I placed into one level, but I would like to go to a higher or lower level. Can I do that? Expand

Our placement test is developed by applied linguists and is quite accurate at placing students.  You would need to talk with a Spanish faculty member in order to take a level different from the placement that is recorded after the exam.  We would like to talk with you and learn more about your skills and situation in order to help you find a level that is challenging, but not overwhelming.

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