<p>I have 4 Spanish credits on my high school transcript, but one of them is "Spanish 1/Middle School Credit: Pass" and another is "Spanish/Concordia: A" The first one is from two years of Spanish in middle school, and the second one is from a Spanish camp that I attended this summer to earn high school spanish credit. I have only taken 2 actual Spanish classes in high school. Is this enough to meet the 4 years of a foreign langauge required/recommended by some colleges?</p>
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<p>I’m not sure that students or parents on this board are going to be able to make a definitive determination based on the information you’ve provided. It is also possible that some colleges will say yes, and others will say no, based on the same information.</p>
<p>What are the names of the Spanish classes you actually took in high school? If one of them is AP Spanish Language, then the answer is almost definitely yes (in my opinion as a mom). If not, I’d guess at least some colleges would say no.</p>
<p>If you didn’t take AP Spanish Language and do well on the AP test, you may be required to take a foreign language in college. If so, is it wise to go several years without taking a foreign language?</p>
<p>No, I haven’t taken AP Spanish - part of the reason I made this thread was to decide if I should or not. I took Spanish 1 in middle school and recieved a pass credit, then Spanish 2 in 9th grade and Spanish 3 in 10th grade. I then attended a Concordia Langauge Village credit program in the summer after 10th grade. I was told this credit would appear on my transcript as Spanish 4, but it just appears as a generic Spanish credit.</p>
<p>I don’t mind having to take a foreign language in college - I am in fact even interested in starting a new langague. I just don’t want a lack of Spanish credentials in high school to hinder my ability to attend a top school.</p>
<p>It is not years but level that really counts. Meeting the 3 or 4 year language recommendation of higher ranked colleges means finishing that particular high school level of the language, meaning Spanish 3 or Spanish 4 (If you take AP Spanish that is better than reaching regular Spanish 4). You can complete that in less than three or four years of high school if you have Spanish 1 (and even Spanish 2) in middle school. In other words you don’t actually need to take language all four years of high school you just have to complete the needed level. Cannot tell with what you provide whether you have done that.</p>
<p>OK, thank you. I have, in essence, taken classes up through Spanish 4. The problem is, the Spanish 4 class that I took at Concordia Language Village in the summer appears on my transcript as a generic “Spanish Credit.” If I were able to get this changed by my counselor to say Spanish 4, which I think I might be able to, would that help me in any way?</p>
<p>The wording may be out of your counselor’s hands. The school system may have reporting requirements that dictate how credit earned for academic work done away from school is listed on the transcript.</p>
<p>But if you’re concerned that colleges won’t understand what your transcript really means, you can do a couple of things.</p>
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<li><p>You can ask your guidance counselor to address this matter in the school report.</p></li>
<li><p>You can use that space on the application that’s available for you to provide additional information. (This is the advice my daughter got from a Brandeis admissions officer about a different transcript issue.)</p></li>
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