<p>Hi i'm a current freshman. So I plan on taking math 103 and spanish 76 over the summer at a University nearby my home. I'm pretty sure according to the website Duke</a> University | Trinity College of Arts & Sciences : Academic requirements that I can get credit for 103 but I am confused as to whether or not I can get credit for taking the spanish and have it count as one of the foreign language requirements. I will have taken spanish 2 and 63 by then. Will taking this spanish course count as my last required FL class?</p>
<p>No way for us to say for sure. Duke is known for being VERY particular about transfer credit, though, so I wouldn’t even be that confident that you can get credit for Math 103. (Except study abroad credit since most of that is pre-approved anyways and encouraged). I know they wouldn’t accept organic chemistry credit from Northwestern University. So, it’s really dependent on the university/course/department. As stated on the linked site, you need pre-approval from the department and the dean so might as well get that ball rolling and they can give you a definitive answer. To get FL credit for a Spanish, it states it’s allowable for “less commonly taught language courses not offered at Duke, provided the student has a compelling reason and received permission from academic dean to use this language to satisfy the foreign language requirement.” My take on that wording - not likely to happen for Spanish. Spanish is definitely not a “less commonly taught language” at Duke. If Duke can force you to take an equivalent course at Duke, they try to do so (again, except for study abroad).</p>