<p>I came across this link. Apparently you can take a Spanish placement exam online before your PittStart to help you register for the appropriate level class. <a href="http://www.pittstart.pitt.edu/placement_as.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.pittstart.pitt.edu/placement_as.html</a></p>
<p>The gen ed requirements say that you have to have college credit for a course higher than Algebra (but not Trig). You can get this credit for calc by AP credit or Pitt credit for calc in hs. Apparently some courses in statistics, math logic or formal logic will count for this too. If you have calc credit, I think you are home free. If not, you will have to take some math/statistics/logic class that is approved. If you don't have credit nor a SAT score >600 nor an approved college class, you also have to take the placement test. </p>
<p>Just so you know, I am not 100% positive of these things but I have given you my take on the quotes you posted. You really should call them and check with an official Pitt representative.</p>