<p>So I am a psych major and it wasnt till Sophomore year I found out that foreign language is required (D'OH). My adviser told me that one can CLEP out of Spanish if they believe they can do it.....so my question is..</p>
<p>Should I CLEP out of it? A little history: I graduated HS in 2010 and I took three years of spanish. Took spanish I in 8th grade, spanish II 9th grade, and Spanish III 10th grade. I got B/B in Spanish I, C/B in Spanish II (slacked genuinely but then tried towards the end) and an B/A in spanish III. Those grades are two semesters. I took spanish III my 2007-2008 year.</p>
<p>The thing is at my college, Ive been told numerous times Spanish I is literally basic spanish (learning vocab, past, present tenses) and one could skip right into II if they feel confident. My friends have and told me its a piece of cake. But I want to skip since I dont want to waste a semester of something I dont want to learn. How hard was the CLEP exam? How should I prepare myself? anddd how did you guys do if you tried to clep out of it?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Might I suggest that you try a CLEP practice exam for the spanish subject? It is available as a download from their website (for $10). I am not certain if their practice exam will have an audio section (the real exam has two 15-minute audio sections), but it will certainly have a reading section. This would at least give you an idea of whether you have retained the Spanish from your junior high/high school years, at least enough to pass.</p>
<p>You will want to know if your school goes by the ACE-recommended passing score of 50+ for a level 1 (2 semesters of Spanish) and 63+ for a level 2 (4 semesters of Spanish). Realize these are not percentages, but a scaled score. Just to give you an idea, a score of 50 equates to the work of a C student.</p>
<p>I have not taken this exam, so I cannot share with you about the difficulty.</p>
<p>thank you. any information is helpful information.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if you already took the spanish clep but I’ll post my experience. If you did take it let us know how you did. 
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<p>I took 4 years of spanish in high school. I got A’s and really enjoyed the language. I took the AP spanish test in high school and got a 3</p>
<p>After high school I joined the Navy. I didn’t use any spanish for two years aside from talking to a puerto rican friend a little bit off and on. I decided to take the CLEP. I scored a 58, which is passing and will get me college credit at many schools.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, my college only gives credit for spanish with an AP test score of 4 or higher. They don’t accept CLEPs. I just started this year(8 years after graduating high school), and I had to take their placement test. I was able to test into a 3rd year spanish class, and if I pass it with a C or higher they’ll give me 4 semesters of back credits for spanish language.</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend trying to CLEP out of it. If you still have your old high school notes that would be a good review. Try to find some podcasts online and listen to spanish a little each day. There is an audio part of the test.</p>