<p>Hi. I'm attending UM this upcoming fall as a preferred admit for Ross. I understand that I will need to complete up to 4th level language proficiency to meet graduation requirements (Spanish 232, right?). I'm a bit confused though, and some advice would really be helpful. Spanish is not my strength, and if possible, I would like to avoid taking spanish at UM entirely. I have taken Spanish 1-3 at my HS and got As, but I didn't take it my senior year, so I'm definitely rusty. I intended on taking a Spanish 4 course at a local CC and transfer the credit, but I learned that it wouldn't satisfy the requirement.</p>
<p>I'm guessing if I take the placement test, I will be placed into third level spanish (Spanish 222?). Although I'm not positive. Does that mean I am required to take Spanish 3 and 4 at UM? Even though I've already taken spanish 3 in HS?</p>
<p>I was considering taking spanish 4 at the local cc just to get me prepared for spanish in college, so I wouldn't be quite as rusty. The class would be after the placement test so I would still have to take the required courses at UM (probably 3 and 4). Do you think its worthwhile? </p>
<p>I've also heard that my freshman year GPA is reset when I join Ross. Is this true? In that case, my GPA wouldn't really matter as long as I meet the 3.3 requirement right?</p>
<p>Any general comments on the difficulty of spanish at UM? </p>
<p>Any advice on what route I should take would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Lots of questions... thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Your experience in Spanish sounds extremely similar to mine. I placed into Spanish 3. The only difference between you and I is that I took Spanish 1-4, starting before I got to high school. Spanish 3&4 at U-M are not equivalent to the high school classes, just as Biology 171 is not the same as the biology class you took in 9th or 10th grade.</p>
<p>It’s probably not worthwhile to take the summer course. Sounds like a waste of money and time since it’s not going to help with your graduation requirements at all. The Spanish department expects a lot of students to come in “rusty,” and it’ll come back to you quicker than you think.</p>
<p>You are correct about the GPA thing. On your final transcript on graduating, the GPA will only include classes that you took while enrolled in the business program.</p>
<p>Unless something has changed, you don’t need a foreign language for a BBA degree. It is a requirement for a AB or a BS. It is not a requirement for BGS or BSE.</p>
<p>Unless you place out, they will require your fourth semester Spanish class to be taken at U-M to satisfy the requirement. There are some exceptions (such as certain study abroad programs) but I don’t believe the community college class will work.</p>
<p>Ross does require fourth term language proficiency for a BBA degree, but it is one of four options, of which students have to select three.</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www2.bus.umich.edu/MyiMpact/academics/core/BBA/]Source[/url”>Core Course Requirements - BBA - Academics at the Michigan Ross School of Business]Source[/url</a>]</p>
<p>So, you technically don’t have to take a language at all, but then that means you have to do the 9 credits of humanities, the 9 credits of science/math, and 9 credits of social sciences.</p>
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<p>That’s what I thought. They haven’t changed it then. If you can avoid it by doing the other three, then it is not required.</p>
<p>Oh wow, thank you guys for bringing that to my attention. I was almost positive that Ross required a 4th level language proficiency. In that case, I will definitely take the other route and complete the other 3 requirements. No more spanish! Hooray! </p>
<p>Thanks again, I can’t believe I missed that on the Ross site.</p>