This is a question regarding foreign language high school credits for college.
In 7th grade, I took Spanish 1. In 8th grade, I changed schools and took Spanish 1 again. In 9th grade, I took Spanish 2 and in 10th grade, I took Spanish 3.
A lot of colleges require 3 years of foreign language. I technically only took 2, even though I took Spanish 1 in middle school. Will colleges consider this 3 years of foreign language?
Thanks
Yes, that’s three years. What really matters is the level reached, not how many years it takes you to get there.
I’ve received different perspectives on this. My daughter is in the same position as OP, with Spanish 2 and 3 taken freshman and sophomore year. She had to be recommended for Spanish 4 as a junior, but her teacher did not recommend her for it, knowing she struggled with Spanish 3. She is not applying to the most competitive schools as she is a strong “B” student (3.45 gpa) and does not have honors/AP courses but some of her choices are somewhat selective. Curious to hear what others have found - did having 2 years hurt anyone’s admission at any particular schools? I’m really nervous for her but I just don’t know what her other options are - we’ve looked into Option II credit at the CC but our school requires she take it for a grade (not pass/fail) and she simply doesn’t have the mastery to take an advanced level course.
They do count the level achieved.