<p>I have a few questions:
How many years of foreign language are recommended in high school for prospective UNC students?
How many hours of foreign lang credit are required at UNC?</p>
<p>I'm a junior in spanish 4 and I'm hoping to get 6 hours of credit if my spanish SAT II is >600. However I am ambivalent to whether or not I will want to continue until fluency. Should I take spanish my senior year in high school or take more math and science classes? (will major in a STEM field)</p>
<p>Any advice is appreciated, thanks!</p>
<p>I’m not sure how many years of language are recommended to get into UNC. I think it will depend. If you want to major in a foreign language, than you might want to take it all four years in high school.</p>
<p>Even if you’re not, coming in with AP credit or an SAT subject test can be helpful in getting your foreign language done and over with if it’s totally not your thing (that’s what I did).</p>
<p>You are required to reach the fourth level of one foreign language at UNC. If you come in with advanced placement in a language than you might have to take three, two, one, or even zero language classes at UNC (provided that yo continue taking the same language. If you’ve been studying Spanish, but you decide that you cannot live without knowing Arabic, you’ll start over at level one regardless of your past language experience. Also, all four classes must be in the same language, none of this 101 in four different languages business)</p>
<p>I took an SAT 2 in French, which placed me into fourth level french (FREN 251 - Conversation). Once I completed that class, I got 12.00 credits for it (the typical class give you 4.00) and I was done for life!</p>
<p>There are also language placement test that can place you in a a higher level if you haven’t taken AP or SAT. You’ll take that a CTOPS. Just remember to bubble in your PID correctly on the test or you might run into some issues (…speaking from experience here, haha)</p>
<p>Two years are the minimum in your foreign lang.</p>