<p>I took Spanish in freshman year and AP Spanish in Sophomore year. Do I still need to take a third year of Spanish. I know some colleges only require 2 years but most require 3. Since I took AP Spanish and passed the AP test with a 4 does that mean I mean I need to take a third year or not anymore since I took AP SPANISH</p>
<p>I would call and ask. My colleges said that the one year I had was fine (I’m fluent and got placed into the highest class my school offered, no AP though). Usually they honor the highest level they see and just assume you took the other levels in middle school at least that’s what one of the GC told me. </p>
<p>No. AP Spanish is level 4/5 depending on the school. If you’ve reached that level, you’ve met the requirements for admission.</p>
<p>For many colleges, the level completed is what matters, but if the college does not explicitly say on its web site, call and ask. (Perhaps if the colleges get enough students calling with this presumably common question, they may put their answers on their web sites.)</p>
<p>Nahh, you’re good. It’d be nice if you could finish & take Lit as well, but I don’t think any college would require it.</p>
<p>As long as you completed the AP level spanish, you should be ok. I finished my language by sophomore year and was fine when it came to applying to college.</p>
<p>What schools are you applying to?
Indeed, the answer changes depending on colleges.
In almost all cases, AP Spanish would mean Level 4-5, so, you’d be good.
BUT at top schools, if the AP is taken in a native/heritage language (language spoken at home, for instance), it doesn’t count since they want you to take an actual “foreign” language in addition to proving your skill in your heritage/native language.</p>
<p>The OP may be a non-heritage speaker who started Spanish in elementary or middle school, or may be a heritage speaker who is not fluent or literate enough to completely bypass the high school Spanish language offerings, in either case starting high school in a more advanced Spanish course than level 1. Regardless of what the colleges want, starting a new language now would not get the OP higher than level 2 in that language.</p>
<p>Some highly selective colleges like to see 4 years of foreign language. Since you passed the AP, I would say you’ve shown mastery of the language. If you are interested in Spanish, then you should definitely take it. What are your options for Spanish classes? Are there post-AP level classes?</p>
<p>actually, what colleges wish to see is LEVEL 4, so after taking AP, you can stop :)</p>
<p>Start a new language, be adventurous.</p>
<p>I took Spanish in freshman year and AP Spanish in Sophomore year. Do I still need to take a third year of Spanish. I know some colleges only require 2 years but most require 3. Since I took AP Spanish and passed the AP test with a 4 does that mean I mean I need to take a third year or not anymore since I took AP SPANISH</p>
<p>I took Spanish in freshman year and AP Spanish in Sophomore year. Do I still need to take a third year of Spanish. I know some colleges only require 2 years but most require 3. Since I took AP Spanish and passed the AP test with a 4 does that mean I mean I need to take a third year or not anymore since I took AP SPANISH</p>