<p>If I wanted to take my foreign language credit as a Northern Virginia Comunity college to meet my requirement, which level/class would meet the requirement.
Its not that I don't like U of R's F.L. department, but that I really struggle at foreign languages (because of a learning disability), and I dont want it to show in my GPA. My disability doesnt show up anywhere in my studies except in spelling and in writing for a foreign language.<br>
How many credits of a F.L. are necessary in order to graduate?
Does Richmond offer any for of exception for certain students with learning disabilities for taking a F.L.; I know UVA does, but I wasnt quite sure about U of R.
Thanks!</p>
<p>I don't know the answer to most of your questions, but UR used to require advancement to intermediate level, which if you come in at that level would be one 6 hour course. If you began a new language, it would be 12 hours. For example, I took intermediate Spanish my first semester, which met every day and one day with a language lab. My fiance started Italian, non-intensive, for four semesters, 3 hours each with a lab. Not sure how this is going to change with the switch to units though.</p>
<p>For the F.L. requirement, it's not dependent on the number of credits, but rather your ability in the language. You need to achieve competency through the 200, or intermediate, level. With Spanish and French (and maybe one or two other more common languages), this means that if you start from the very beginning, with little or no experience, you will need to take it for a full year, since they offer 5-days a week intensive courses, as Spiders05 mentioned. If you start a new language in Latin or Russian or something, you will need to take 2 full years. With some experience, you will most likely need to take 1 semester or 1 year, respectively. You also have to opportunity to test out of a language (without an AP) during tests administered during orientation.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about the exceptions for students with learning disabilities, but maybe if you contact the Academic Advising Resource Center (<a href="mailto:aarc@richmond.edu">aarc@richmond.edu</a>), they can tell you what you need to know.</p>
<p>alethiometer is correct. You need to complete language through the intermediate level, which is the 202 level in the VCCS system. Richmond would consider any academic accommodations you need but you would need to supply documentation of a learning disability for evaluation. That is handled in our Counseling and Psychological Services office.</p>
<p>Is there a placement test in foreign languages at the beginning of the academic year to determine students' level of knowledge in that language and place them in the right course, e.g. elementary, intermediate level...?</p>
<p>Alex--yes, there is.</p>
<p>So, if I remember correctly, incoming freshmen have to register for classes online in mid-July... so, what do we do if we want to take a language course first semester but aren't sure which level to pick? :( Oh dear.</p>
<p>kelliebm--no worries. You will be able to talk to an academic advisor on the phone this summer who will help you assess what level of language to choose during pre-registration. This will be based on how many years of language you took in high school, if your last year of language study was in 12th grade, if you were in AP language etc. When you get to campus for orientation, you can then take the placement test to confirm that you've chosen the right level. If you need to change it then, you can do so during the drop/add period. It's not as complicated as it might sound.</p>
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<p>kellie, I would suggest trying the intermediate level, as it's always easier to drop into an easier course than to jump into a harder one a couple of weeks into the semester if you need to.</p>