Im a junior in high school and I took spanish 1 in 8th grade, spanish 2 in 9th, and spanish 3 in 10th. 1st semester of junior year I took spanish 1 at a local CC and im currently taking spanish 2 at the same local CC. However, the spanish 1 and 2 at the local CC are at the same level as the spanish 1 and 2 Ive already taken, and i only recently found out that most universities will not see this as 5 spanish courses; rather they’ll consider this as 3 spanish courses, 2 of which were taken twice. My school does not offer spanish 4, but it does have ap spanish. If I were to take ap spanish my senior year, it would be a class full of heritage speakers (I live in Miami, FL) moving at a pace I dont think Im comfortable with, because my school’s spanish curriculum is a joke and I havent learned much. What are my options and how will this affect me applying to college? Im looking at highly selective universities.
Why didn’t you take a higher level Spanish course at the CC, if your high school Spanish 1 and 2 were equivalent to the college courses? As it is, your highest level is high school Spanish 3 or college Spanish 2 (whichever is higher); you need to take a more advanced course (either in high school or college) to show completion of a higher level.
@ucbalumnus I considered completing the foreign language at my local CC, but they dont offer anything passed spanish 2. They usually will have one section of spanish 3 in the fall and spring, but it is offered too early in the day while Im in class at high school, and they have absolutely no spanish 4.
Are there other CCs with more advanced Spanish courses? If not, your only available choice to raise the level of Spanish you complete is your high school’s AP Spanish course.
@ucbalumnus No there aren’t any other CCs I could take courses at. Do you know of any online providers that offer Spanish 4 or AP Spanish?