<p>My S has taken 4 yrs of Spanish at High School but cannot get credit for spanish because he did not score enough on the AP Spanish test. Is there any other way that he can get waived off taking spanish at BC? What does the spanish placement test at BC do?</p>
<p>Another Spanish question: My son's last Spanish class (junior year) was Spanish IV (he began his freshman year with Spanish II). Does that satisfy the language requirement for CSOM?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that 4 years of Spanish fulfills the language requirement for CSOM... </p>
<p>"In the Carroll School of Management, language proficiency may also be demonstrated by passing four years of high school language study (which need not be the same language, e.g., two years of Latin and two years of French would fulfill the language requirement). Alternately, if a student enters Boston College with three years of a foreign language, she or he may fulfill the requirement by taking one year of a new language or by completing two semesters of an intermediate level language. "</p>
<p>yes someone asked that Q at my orientation.
if you completed a 4th year level spanish class, that fulfills the csom requirement.</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses. My son will be attending College of Arts and Sciences. Would the 4th year level spanish fulfill the foreign lang requirement?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info juvo and Scottypotty. I had read about the CSOM 4 year requirement but it's good to know that completing the 4th year level fulfills the requirement (vs. having to take all 4 years in high school). My son took Spanish I in middle school and Spanish II-IV in high school.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Inquiring, CAS students don't get off the hook with language proficiency as easily as CSOM students. </p>
<p>"In the College of Arts and Sciences and the Carroll School of Management, proficiency in French, German, or Spanish may be demonstrated by a score of 3 or better on the A.P. exam or a score of 550 or better on the SAT II reading exam in French, German, Spanish, or Italian. A proficiency examination in German is also available through the department. Proficiency in Latin or Greek may be demonstrated by a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam or of 600 or better on the SAT II reading exam. Students wishing to demonstrate proficiency in a language other than those listed above, and those for whom English is not their first language, should consult their class dean. Satisfaction of the requirement through course work requires successful completion of the second semester at the intermediate level or one semester above the intermediate level. "</p>
<p>So basically, CAS students must either place out of their respective language with sufficient AP/SAT II scores, or pass "Intermediate __________ "</p>
<p>I am probably going to waste a bit of my life taking Spanish. If I don't like the gist of it the first week, I am definitely going to Intermediate Latin and passing out.</p>