Hi all,
I’m currently a junior at a really small and rural agricultural high school that doesn’t offer any foreign language classes. I’m currently taking Spanish 1 and 2 (the only Spanish classes available) at a community college in order to fulfill my graduation requirements. Is there any way for me to advance my Spanish education outside of school so as to be on-par with students who have taken 3 or 4 years of foreign language?
If your school doesn’t offer those classes and you already went out of your way to take Spanish 1 & 2, colleges are already going to think you’re “on-par” with someone that takes 3 or 4 years of foreign language. You took initiative and took advantage of the resources given to you and that’s what’s important.
That said, if you really want to take more Spanish classes, have you tried looking into online options like FLVS?
Thanks for replying, I actually have looked into FLVS and apparently the only Spanish classes they offer are 1 and 2. Do you happen to know of/recommend any other online schools? I’ve looked into Aventa/FuelEd but I’m not sure about its quality as I’ve heard mixed reviews.
Do you know if your CC Spanish 1 & 2 are really equivalent to high school Spanish 1 & 2?
At our CC, Spanish 101 is equal to 2 years of high school Spanish, and the CC Spanish 2 is the same as high school Spanish 3.
Hey bud. FLVS does offer Spanish 3, Im not sure about Spanish 4. I took Spanish 1 and 2 on FLVS and got A’s in both classes without learning a thing.
You’re perfectly fine where you stand. As previously stated, it shows initiative, and if a college rejects you because you went out of your way to take Spanish then they’re wack. That won’t get you rejected.
I agree with previous writers! Most colleges will take the time to look into the fact that your school doesn’t offer these and will give you credit for that. You are already ahead of the curve.
You can take it online through a highly regarded program such as Johns Hopkins CTYOnline
How can the HS have foreign language graduation requirements when they don’t even offer it?
I agree with what some people have already said, in that colleges will look at the fact that your school does not have a foreign language program, and that you’re going above and beyond and doing the courses outside of school.
But if you do want to continue with Spanish, you can definitely do it outside of school and online. My school grants credit for many online programs (I am taking Pre-Calculus this summer through Stanford). As long as they have a certificate stating that the course was completed, as well as the grade received, credit is granted. Assuming your school works like this as well, which you should check, there are dozens of possible ways to get credit for upper level Spanish.
One place to look is Coursera (an online service run by top tier colleges). They have world languages on there. I’m taking Chinese from there right now, and it works pretty well.
Hope this helps!
Foreign Language at a Community College Level 1 and 2 would be equivalent to HS Language 1, 2, and 3. Does the community college offer Level 3? It’d prepare you for AP.
I agree with looking for a High School Spanish 4 class online (or perhaps through a brick-and-mortar university that has an online program - there you’d need Spanish 3).