<p>I read the orientation website and discovered that we have to take placement exams in the areas: maths, chemistry, and language.</p>
<p>Are those three tests mandatory? I am not interested in Chemistry and doubt I will ever touch chemistry again in my life.</p>
<p>And for the language test, why are we taking the language test? Are we going to take foriegn lanuage classes (i'm an admitting freshman)?</p>
<p>I am very confused and hope someone can answer the questions above.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>P.S;; I received an honors email saying that I should reigster for the HONORS orientation. ... NOW, what is that? And how do we sign up for the honors orientation (I see no relevant information on their website.)</p>
<p>Doesn't LSA have a foreign language requirement? I thought the placement test allows you to find out if you place out of it, or what level you should enroll at (if you don't place out).</p>
<p>LSA has a foreign language requirement. You have to be proficient in one language other than English (usually at least 4 semesters worth) and if you are already proficient in one language other than English, you can test out of the requirement.</p>
<p>Now I have a question. I'm doing a Chinese summer language program in Taiwan this summer and I don't get back till late August. When could I take a foreign language placement exam? I'll probably be doing about 2 semesters worth of work, so is there any way I could get an override right now into the next level of Chinese?</p>
<p>okay thanks. i'm planning to take the chinese one. But if I have credits, do I also have to take it (I take IB A2 HL, which means I am proficient in Chinese)?</p>
<p>You HAVE to take the language and Math placement tests. Math before you come to Orientation, language during Orientation. If you are proficient in Chinese, well contact the department and request a language placement test. You can place out of Chinese then and complete your foreign language requirement. Which means you won't have to take a foreign language again in college, if you don't want to. </p>
<p>The chemistry test in not mandatory.</p>
<p>And email the Honors department asking them how its possible to attend International Orientation and an Honors Orientation.</p>
<p>Gomez: what do you mean by "place out"? does that mean that if I do good on the placement test, I don't have to take foreign lanuage classes ever again in college?</p>
<p>OR, is the foreign language requirement NEEDED? AND ALL STUDENTS IN LSA HAVE TO TAKE?</p>
<p>Unless you do a general studies degree, all LSA students need to demonstrate second year proficiency in some language. If you can demonstrate second year proficiency at orientation via the placement test, then that meets the requirement. Otherwise you'll have to complete the designated second year language course at Michigan in order to meet the requirement (and any earlier language classes, if you need to build up to the "final" class).</p>
<p>Yeah dilksy pretty much covered it. You have to complete four semesters (two years) of a foreign language at Michigan. Depending on your performance on the placement test, you 'place into' one of the semester. If your proficiency is absolutely horrible - you'll place into the first semester. If it's allright you'll place into the second or third semesters of the language. </p>
<p>If you're real good, then you place out of the foreign language requirement and never have to take it again. Although it's always useful to know another one eh.</p>
<p>So what that means is, if i do good, i can enter second year chinese during my first year... so i can finish the language requirement faster and sooner?</p>
<p>The Chem placement test isn't necessary to my knowledge.
During my orientation, a friend of mine just went shopping, and he still took General Chemistry that semester (Doing well on placement doesn't give you credit for Chemistry, only a possibility to do Organic Chemistry)
Thats as far as my knowledge goes.</p>
<p>Yeah, the chemistry placement test is only if you want to test out of gen chem and start off with orgo. I was just saying that the AP test is not considered sufficient for placement out of gen chem into orgo.</p>