<p>How many years of foriegn /second language does one need ? Is there a minimum grade required for admissions. Also if some one does not suffice this is there any alternative ways of completing credits.</p>
<p>E) Language other than English
UC-approved high school courses</p>
<p>Two years (three years recommended) of the same language other than English. Courses should emphasize speaking and understanding, and include instruction in grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition and culture. American Sign Language and classical languages, such as Latin and Greek, are acceptable. Courses taken in the seventh and eighth grades may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement if the high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.
SAT Subject Examination</p>
<p>The following scores satisfy the entire requirement:</p>
<pre><code>Chinese With Listening: 520
French/French With Listening: 540
German/German With Listening: 510
Modern Hebrew: 470
Italian: 520
Japanese With Listening: 510
Korean With Listening: 500
Latin: 530
Spanish/Spanish With Listening: 520
</code></pre>
<p>AP or IB Examination</p>
<p>Score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP Exam in Chinese Language and Culture, French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature or Latin;
score of 5, 6 or 7 on an IB Language A2 HL exam
College courses</p>
<p>Grade of C or better in any transferable course(s) (excluding conversation) held by the college to be equivalent to two years of high school language. Many colleges list the prerequisites for their second course in language as “Language 1 at this college or two years of high school language.” In this case, Language 1 clears both years of the requirement.</p>
<p>Source: [University</a> of California - A-G courses](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html)</p>
<p>For transfer admission, LOTE requirements may vary a bit depending on your major. For IGETC, you will need the equivalent of two years of HS foreign language.</p>