Taking Japanese...

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>So I've decided to take Japanese to pass out of the foreign language requirement.</p>

<p>A) The information on registrar.ucla.edu says to sign up for the placement exam at <a href="http://www.alc.ucla.edu/japanese%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.alc.ucla.edu/japanese&lt;/a> starting August 1st, but I don't think it's functioning properly. What do I do?</p>

<p>B) What's the difference between the 1-year foreign language requirement and the 2-year one? Do you recommend starting during the fall quarter to pass out of the requirement, or can I just wait until winter?</p>

<p>C) I don't get how enrollment works. I'm supposed to take the test before the fall quarter starts, and then I enroll the class? What if I can't fit anything into my schedule?</p>

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<p>A) Contact the Asian languages department by phone and ask them to help. (310) 206-8235 </p>

<p>B) You have to start at the level of whatever class you're placed into. </p>

<p>C) Don't worry. Enroll in a class if it'll let you. If not, just tell the professor why you couldn't enroll. They're used to it.</p>

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<p>do you recommend starting fall quarter? or does it not matter?</p>

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<p>Start whatever class you place into. If it's J2, then start in winter, and so on and so forth and yada yada.</p>

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<p>oh, so different levels start at different times?</p>

<p>does that mean J1 only starts in september?</p>

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<p>yes. </p>

<p>fdfadf</p>

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<p>Directly from the UCLA Japanese Site</p>

<p>"If you have no experience at all in Japanese and plan to enroll in Japanese 1, you need not take the test."</p>

<p>This seems to contradict most opinions on the subject. Is this a new rule or what?</p>

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<p>This is how it has always been. The only reason I even answered your question like I did is because I assumed that you had previous experience with the language.</p>

<p>You don't?</p>

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<p>oh dang sorry .. didn't clarify. sorry for any confusion!</p>