<p>I keep reading in passing that Dartmouth requires you to be "proficient" in a foreign language to graduate. What does this mean -- if, say, I got a 690 on SAT Latin, would that be enough? Or are they expecting me to study languages while at Dartmouth?</p>
<p>I have taken Latin the past three years of high school and I am dropping it senior year. I hated Latin, had very little interest in it, and only took it to satisfy my school's language requirement. I cannot imagine taking Latin into college, or, worse yet, having to start learning another language. I am shooting for medical school, so the last thing I want to do is aimlessly struggle with a foreign language just to meet a school's requirements. Languages do not interest me at all. </p>
<p>Is Dartmouth the wrong school for me? I love everything else about it, but if the school is going to make me continue Latin or begin a new language, maybe Williams it is.</p>
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I keep reading in passing that Dartmouth requires you to be “proficient” in a foreign language to graduate. What does this mean – if, say, I got a 690 on SAT Latin, would that be enough? Or are they expecting me to study languages while at Dartmouth?
The website is pretty clear, eh?</p>
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For Latin, the College language requirement may be satisfied on the basis of a score of 680 or higher on the SAT II Latin test, or a score of 5 on the Advanced Placement (AP) Latin test, or a high score on the departmental placement test administered during Orientation.
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<p>these are the foreign language requirements:</p>
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<p>Language: Foreign language courses numbered 1, 2, and 3; or proficiency equivalent to three terms of study in one foreign language at the college level, or fluency in some language other than English. A student must demonstrate the ability </p>
<p>(1) to read with understanding representative texts in a foreign language; and in the case of a modern foreign language, </p>
<p>(2) to understand and use the spoken language in a variety of situations. Every student will take qualifying tests upon entrance. If the student passes these examinations, he or she will have fulfilled the Foreign Language Requirement. Where no department or program exists to determine a student’s fluency in a language, the Associate Dean of Faculty for the Humanities shall make whatever arrangements are necessary for such a determination.</p>
<p>Unless exempted, as above, a student must normally complete the requirement before the end of the seventh term, either in a language offered for admission or in another language begun at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>2 There are two options: (1) study on the Dartmouth campus in any of the languages offered, or (2) participation in one of Dartmouth’s Language Study Abroad (D.L.S.A.) programs offered in several of these languages.</p>
<p>[Dartmouth</a> College<em>-</em>Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts](<a href=“http://dartmouth.smartcatalogiq.com/2012/orc/Regulations/Undergraduate-Study/Requirements-for-the-Degree-of-Bachelor-of-Arts]Dartmouth ”>http://dartmouth.smartcatalogiq.com/2012/orc/Regulations/Undergraduate-Study/Requirements-for-the-Degree-of-Bachelor-of-Arts )
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<p>What Warblersrule gave you was information on placement</p>
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<p>link Warbles gave was for placement, not necessarily credit, the balance of the statement says:</p>
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<p>The Latin Placement Test is available only to students entering freshman term. All requests for exemption must be resolved by the end of your first term as we do not offer this test at any other time. The Latin Placement Test for the Class of 2016 may be taken beginning August 22 through September 4, (Date TBD) in the Exam Center. For further details please see the Placement Exam section of the New Student Orientation website. The test takes about 90 minutes.</p>
<p>For Latin, the College language requirement may be satisfied on the basis of a score of 680 or higher on the SAT II Latin test, or a score of 5 on the Advanced Placement (AP) Latin test, or a high score on the departmental placement test administered during Orientation.** Exempted students are automatically placed in Latin 10 or 15.** Students seeking to enter directly into Latin 22 or other advanced Latin courses are advised to consult the Chair of the Department of Classics. Students whose test results may not fairly reflect their knowledge and experience of Latin may also consult with representatives of the Classics Department (either the Chair or the instructors of upper-level Latin classes) in order to determine the appropriate placement.</p>
<p>All entering first-year students who have studied Latin are strongly urged to take the SAT II Latin test while still in secondary school.</p>
<p>Credit and Advanced Placement </p>
<p>Course credit is not granted for training corresponding to that given in Latin 1 or 3 at Dartmouth (as is true of all foreign languages). Appropriate course credit may be awarded upon formal request to those students who have achieved a 5 on either of the Latin Advanced Placement (AP) examinations and a score of at least 680 on the SAT II Latin test, or performance at the equivalent level on the departmental Latin exam administered during Orientation. Students seeking credit for intermediate Latin courses are advised to consult the Chair of the Department of Classics. </p>
<p>[Placement</a> in Latin](<a href=“Home | Department of Classics ”>Home | Department of Classics )
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