<p>I was looking at the Boston College credit requirements, and I saw that they recommend taking 4 years of a language. How much do they take into consideration whether or not you took four years? I’m not a huge fan of foreign languages, and I like to focus on math and econ, so I don’t know if they would rather see me take more math classes or for me to throw in a language.</p>
<p>In general, colleges like to see prospective students that are committed to finishing out their course of study. So, having four year of language looks very favorably on your transcript. At BC, non-A&S majors can test out of a language if they complete four years of a language.</p>
<p>Well, there goes my one free period for senior year.haha. Thanks though.</p>
<p>In CSOM, if you had taken four years of a language in high school you are not required to take any language courses.</p>
<p>Does that mean just Spanish 4, for example? I took Spanish starting in middle school and completed four “years,” including the last 2 at the Honors level, though I was absolutely done with it after last year and take no language this year (senior year). I got into CSOM EA, but can I potentially test out with what I’ve completed?</p>
<p>That’s a fairly unique circumstance, so if no one here knows the answer, I would be sure to give the admissions office a call.</p>
<p>I don’t know if CSOM is different, but A&S would consider you to have taken 4 years of a language if you completed Spanish 4, regardless of what year you took it. </p>
<p>For A&S, you also have to demonstrate proficiency in the language by taking a placement test (which can be an AP or SAT subject exam). But CSOM doesn’t seem to care about proficiency, since they will also count 2 years of 2 different languages as fulfilling their foreign language requirement. So you should be OK without taking another year of Spanish, but you might want to check directly with CSOM staff to be sure.</p>