<p>Hello,
My name is Amber, I am new here and to be honest, this is my first forum. </p>
<p>I have been faced with a, well in my opinion, huge problem. </p>
<p>To keep it very VERY simple, my Highschool Consouler told me I could get into a two year college without taking a foreign language for two years. So in order to stay in band I did just that and did not take it. Truth is, as I recently found out, that I do infact need two credits for going into, what feels like, every college. I will indeed be graduation this year from Highschool, but I cannot get into any of my planned colleges. I was told to look into online courses, which I have been but nothing seems to be lining up. I honestly do not want to confront my counsoler with this issue because I just don't feel that comftorable talking to him. I am from Georgia and if anyone can make any suggestions that would be very much greatly appreciated. I really plan on going into the college life and I have plans to become a teacher. But I just can't find any way to get that transferable credit for a foreign language. </p>
<p>Thank you for your help,
Amber J.R.</p>
<p>Do you need the two years of foreign language for community colleges? I wouldn’t think so and the counselor would be right about that. You probably need them for the four year colleges which is a problem. Some colleges will allow you take foreign language in college to make up the deficit but won’t count it for any of your college credit. This happened to my roommate. The thing is that this isn’t something that will be readily apparent on the college website. It’s something that you’ll have to look up in the actual college catalog and talk to an admissions counselor at the school. If it’s a competitive school, they really don’t have any incentive to admit you under those circumstances but others probably will. Also, have you only been looking at public schools? Some private schools may be more willing to make exceptions. You can also look at doing online programs for foreign language. I think the Florida Virtual High school, U of Missouri, and U of Indiana all have programs that might work.</p>
<p>“my Highschool Consouler told me I could get into a two year college without taking a foreign language for two years”</p>
<p>Your guidance counselor was absolutely correct in this. Provided you have fulfilled your school district’s requirement for graduation, or you have completed your GED, the local public community college should offer you admission. </p>
<p>However, if you want to study at a private two-year college, or at a public or private 4-year college or university, you will need to meet the specific requirements of that institution. Some may offer “Provisional” status for a semester while you complete missing coursework, but that decision is up to the individual institution.</p>
<p>You need to speak with a responsible person in the admissions offices of each of the colleges/universities that you are interested in, and find out just exactly what your options are. Perhaps you can take the language course during summer school. Perhaps you can start this fall in provisional status. Perhaps you will need to spend a year (or two) at a local community college to make up academic deficiencies. But you won’t know what options you have until you speak directly with the person who has the power to make the decision in your case.</p>
<p>Foreign language is probably one course that you absolutely do not want to take in an online format. Language learning is done best where there is direct human-to-human interaction so that you can develop competence in speaking and listening as well as in reading and writing.</p>