Foreign Language Requirement...taking a test instead of taking classes?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>i've heard that you can take a test to complete the igetc foreign language req instead of using HS foreign language or CC foreign language classes. i'm korean and speak and understand some korean, but i am basically illiterate when it comes to reading and writing korean.</p>

<p>would it be a good idea to brush up on my Korean for a year and a half (I plan on transferring Fall 2012) and complete the foreign language requirement by taking the test (i believe some kind of written test)? would the level of Korean i need to know be too advanced for me to learn by myself?</p>

<p>i want to do this because i already have some grounding in Korean and it seems like a way better idea than taking two 5-unit classes which would increase my workload a lot. is it a bad idea?</p>

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<p>Do it. My french is shaky at best and I got a semester’s credit for french 1 by passing a basic 45 min test that cost 104. Completely worth saving the ‘wasted’ time.</p>

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<p>@mkcman- where did you take the test?</p>

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<p>@mkcman </p>

<p>What test? SAT II? AP something? Also did you take the second test?</p>

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<p>Sorry…neglected this thread…I took it at CC. They offer it, you usually have to email the professor and do some paperwork.</p>