<p>Foreign language is a prerequisite. Colleges require that you complete certain areas of the curriculum [math, english, foreign language,etc.] before you enter in order for you to concentrate on your major. Imagine how long it would take to get a degree if it were'nt like that:) Plus UCLAmy clearly stated that she took four years.</p>
<p>no, 4 years of foreign language does not substitute for the foreign language requirement. </p>
<p>haha i'm an example of this. i took 4 years of foreign language (actually skipped another year too) in high school and passed the IB exam. but because i didnt take the AP exam, i still have to fulfill the foreign language requirement at UCLA.</p>
<p>(e): Language other than English
2 years required, 3 years recommended - Two years of the same language other than English. Courses should emphasize speaking and understanding, and include instruction in grammar, vocabulary, reading and composition. Courses in language other than English taken in the seventh and eighth grade may be used to fulfill part of this requirement if your high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.</p>
<p>I see no mention of "Advanced Placement" and that's pasted from UCLA's website. I got into University right out of high school with six years of language (4 German 2 French), had several AP classes and never took an exam for any of them. The only other thing I can think of is what GRADE you got in those years. You have to pass with a C or better. Also, my school only offered AP Spanish, so how can an AP test be required if not all foreign language classes are AP? There are above average students that get into Universities without taking AP exams, or courses for that matter. Plus, I'm sure the University considers those students that cannot afford to take the AP exam. I don't know if they have any financial aid in place for that.</p>
<p>I did find this about APs:</p>
<p>AP credit does not satisfy General Education requirements. </p>
<p>That's also from UCLA's website. Some majors require that you continue in a foreign language, but that depends on the major. I know that when I get my PhD. I have to pass an exam in one of the classics (German, French, Italian, etc.) </p>
<p>Peas</p>
<p>anthrogal,</p>
<p>that is the requirement for admission into the UC's and UCLA. however, once you get to UCLA, you still have to fulfill a foreign language requirement. it's just like how you have to fulfill your GE's. many people just don't view the foreign language requirement as something you have to fulfill by taking a class because many people pass out of it with an AP test already. </p>
<p>but people who haven't fulfilled it should look at it like any other requirement for graduation, just like the GE's. </p>
<p>and yes, APs do not satisfy GE requirements. everyone has to take GE requirements. AP credits are counted as elective credits.</p>
<p>do you know engineers have this same foreign language requirement?</p>
<p>I don't think engineers have a foreign language requirement.</p>
<p>You may, however, choose to take foreign language for GE credits, but only for level 4 or higher.</p>
<p>I got a 3 on the AP German test, so I passed out of German 3. This did not help nor did it hurt me. If I had received a 4 on the AP test, I probably could have gotten some credit for it in my GE category.</p>
<p>Now the question is, if I take the placement test and place into level 5 German, do I receive any credits for virtually passing out of German 4? I don't think so (because I did not even take the class, and it probably does not work the same way as AP credit does), but I'm not 100% sure.</p>