<p>Recently, I've seen lots of posts asking the same question: If I took the first 1 or 2 levels of a foreign language in middle school, then took to level 4 in high school, and really don't want to take it anymore, does that count as 4 years? </p>
<p>College's websites usually word vaguely, so students do have reason to ask. I checked with my counselor on Monday about this. Unless my counselor is mistaken, 4 levels is what they're looking for. So if you've taken to level 4, then that's okay, even if you don't choose to transfer credits from middle school. </p>
<p>This makes sense. Colleges are concerned with you being good in a language, and it doesn't really matter if it's 4 years, as long as you can speak it to the proficiency of the level 4 equivalent in high school.</p>