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Credit by Examination

1. In any language, all four courses corresponding to the first two years (113, 114, 213, and 214) must be taken in sequential order: students are not allowed to enroll in two of these courses during the same semester.
2. Students who have studied a language in high school or another institution must be directed to the Department of Foreign Languages to take the free placement exam, which will determine the level in which they must enroll.
3. Transfer students who get credit for courses taken at a different institution may not enroll in a course lower than the highest level for which they already received credit.
4. Students may not take Credit by Examination for any course lower than those for which they have received credit. In addition, they may only take credit by examination for the following courses: 113, 114, 213, 214, 301, 302, SPAN 226 and 227. Not all languages are offered beyond 200 level, please refer to undergraduate catalogue, broadside or seek appropriate language advisor.
5. Students who have had 2 years of high school and/or college Spanish cannot challenge SPA 113, but they may challenge SPA 114. If they have had more than 2 years of high school and/or college Spanish, they cannot challenge either SPAN 113 or SPA 114. Advanced native speakers (i.e. persons born in Spanish speaking countries and who attended high school and/or college there) can only take the exam for 302 or courses above that level.
6. Students minoring or majoring in a language must consult with the corresponding undergraduate student advisor before enrolling in a class at the 300 level or above.
7. .All upper division courses have prerequisites. Please check the catalogue for details.
8. Without prior written authorization, students will not be allowed to enroll in any upper level course without meeting the prerequisites.
9. As a rule, Independent Studies are not allowed.
10. Native speakers may not enroll in any of the lower-division courses (113, 114, 213, and 214).

Spanish
In addition to the above policies, in the case of the Spanish the following policies are also in effect:

• a) Native speakers may not enroll in SPA 113, 114, 213, 214, or 301, but instead must enroll in SPAN 226 (Spanish for Heritage Speakers) or above. In case of doubt, consult with the Spanish advisor.
• b) In the case of the Spanish for the Professions track, students must have successfully completed the prerequisites (SPAN 301 and/or SPAN 302) before enrolling in any of the classes in this track. Check the catalogue for details.
• c) Students who have had 2 years of high school and/or college Spanish cannot challenge SPAN 113, but they may challenge SPAN 114. If they have had more than 2 years of high school and/or college Spanish, they cannot challenge either SPAN 113 or SPAN 114. Advanced native speakers (i.e. persons born in Spanish speaking countries and who attended high school and/or college there) can only take the exam for 302 or courses above that level. EditRegion3