<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I was just wondering what the foreign language placement tests were at UM. More specifically, what is the Spanish placement exam like?</p>
<p>I am in AP Spanish IV right now and am hoping to completely place out of it at UM.</p>
<p>Has anyone one taken one? How is it? What does it consist of?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Dan</p>
<p>Yeah, I have a similar question, how hard are the placement test in general? Are they equal to the AP Language Exam? </p>
<p>On a different issue, is there a foreign language requirement?</p>
<p>My Spanish teacher said the placement exam is a joke. It's a TON easier than the AP. If you are in AP Spanish and doing decent (i.e. Getting a B or higher) you should be fine.</p>
<p>Yes, they are far easier than the AP exam. The placement tests are to place you within the first 4 semesters here at the U. A 4 or 5 on the AP test gets you out of 5 semesters. I got a 3 on the AP Spanish exam but passed out of all 4 required semesters of spanish (not sure by how much of a margin though). They're not hard.</p>
<p>Can you pass out of the foreign language requirement using SAT IIs?</p>
<p>No. AP or placement tests are the only way as far as I know.</p>
<p>anyone take a Chinese language placement test?</p>
<p>What does the spanish placement test consist of?
Is it comparable to AP, with reading, writing, speaking, etc.? or is it different?</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses so far.</p>
<p>Do know that if any of you are thinking RC, they have different standards when it comes to the placement tests. For example, even though Chibears passes out of LSA Spanish, he may not have passed out of RC spanish, and possibly could have had to take RC Spanish 294 or 4-credit Accel. Review.</p>
<p>But for you reg. LSA folk, its all differant. Probably why none of you can speak spanish well..but w/e. >-)</p>
<p>Hey man, i was in mexico over spring break and I spoke spanish just fine there. AND i havent spoken it in a year, so booya. The test is listening for the first half (but not like AP, they talk for like 10 seconds and then you answer a question, not like 5 minutes then answer a bunch like AP). Then there's reading after it. It's all multiple choice, so no writing or speaking. Come on guys, you really think they have time for that stuff?</p>
<p>How well do you think I'll do on the placement test with up to spanish 3 in hs? I was supposed to be in AP Spanish this yr but it got cancelled</p>
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It's all multiple choice, so no writing or speaking
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<p>That's good, cause lord knows they don't speak or write in the pan-hispanic world.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em>...LSA language programs. <em>shakes head</em></p>