Spanish Credit at UCLA

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I've been trying to plan my schedule for my senior year in high school and it looks like I won't be able to fit AP Spanish into my schedule.</p>

<p>I will already be taking 4 other AP's, as well as 2 other classes (6 in total).</p>

<p>Would not taking AP Spanish in high school at all impact if I have to take a year of it in college?</p>

<p>I've heard UCLA does not count AP credit for general education requirements.</p>

<p>So does that mean that even if I took AP Spanish in high school, I wouldn't be given the credits for it in college and that, as a result, I would have to take a year of it in college regardless?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>If you pass the AP test, like I did, you satisfy the language requirement, and you DON’T have to take it at UCLA</p>

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<p>Thank you, @alithyiaiden.</p>

<p>I see.</p>

<p>I want to take AP Spanish in high school so I don’t have to take it in college.</p>

<p>Is Spanish hard at UCLA? What level course do you need to take to fulfill the requirement at UCLA? Elementary level or a more advanced level?</p>

<p>Would you recommend I try and fit it into my schedule somehow in high school so I don’t have to take it in college?</p>

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<p>Another thing I was considering:</p>

<p>I’m trying to decide my summer schedule as well. I am in 10th grade and want to use my summer before my junior year to show UCLA that I can handle a college level course.</p>

<p>This summer I will probably take a course at Santa Monica College or West LA College (any community college in LA). I was originally thinking of taking a relatively easy course such as Psychology 1, but I may take Spanish instead</p>

<p>Does anyone know if Elementary Spanish is easy or not at community colleges (SMC in particular)?</p>

<p>And does anyone know if Elementary Spanish (which SMC says is UC transferrable and counts for 5 credits) will count as my foreign language requirement at UCLA? If I take it this summer and get a passing grade, will I not have to take Spanish at UCLA?</p>

<p>Thank you so much.</p>

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<p>My guess (I’m not 100% sure) is that you need two semesters of Spanish to exempt you, since you need a full year here, or equivalent on AP exam.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your feedback, @dinoian.</p>

<p>Do you mean 2 semesters at a community college? So taking a summer course equivalent to a year-long class at SMC would cover my foreign language requirement at UCLA?</p>

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<p>It’s a disadvantage. Seriously. I’m one of those guys who didn’t pass out of language. There was nothing I could do about it though because our high school languages in high school sucked. I mean they only offered Spanish and French and there was no AP French. As for AP Spanish, it was pretty much for Spanish speakers (my school was like over 90% hispanic).</p>

<p>Anyways, I feel the impact of it because it hinders me from certain things. For instance, instead of taking that extra 4 unit language class a year, I could be working toward double majoring in Poli Sci or using those few extra classes to do a minor. Just a saying. It’s a major hassle. If you can get rid of it, do it.</p>

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<p>Thank you, @notaznguy.</p>

<p>Your feedback really helps. I’m going to try and take Elementary Spanish at a community college this summer.</p>

<p>It says the course is UC-transferrable and is 5 credits.</p>

<p>I am not very familiar with the whole credits system, especially because I’m a sophomore in high school.</p>

<p>Would 5 credits be too much for me to handle?</p>

<p>I’m currently in Spanish 5/6 and know the basics of spanish. But isn’t 5 credits a LOT of work?</p>