<p>UR admissions:
I think I read somewhere on a facebook thread that if you get a high enough score on your SAT IIs in spanish you can pass out. </p>
<p>Can i still take this test as a senior and have it count for credit (I took spanish 5 regular instead of AP) or is there some sort of testing out option later on maybe when registering for classes... ????</p>
<p>I'm hoping there is a test for language placement at UR. There isn't an SAT or CLEP for Arabic so I don't have any way of getting credit for the classes I've already taken without that program. Any one take Arabic and know what they'll do when they get to UR?</p>
<p>I know there is a placement test for Spanish during orientation, so don't worry about spending your money to take the SAT. You can just take the test when you get here. That's what the majority of students do, I think.</p>
<p>Waves, I don't <em>think</em> there's a placement test for Arabic, but I could be wrong. Without a test, what you would have to do most likely when it's time to register for classes is to email the person in charge of the Arabic program, discuss your previous knowledge/skills with them and determine which class they feel it would be best for you to be placed in. Then they would give you an override to register for that class (because if not, the system wouldn't let you because you didn't have the proper prerequisites). You may have already seen this link, but these are the Arabic courses UR offers, in case you want to start considering which course would be the best place to start:</p>
<p>Courses</a> - University of Richmond School of Arts & Sciences: Arabic</p>
<p>UR Admissions, if there actually is a placement test, please correct me - then all the complicated override mess can just be disregarded.</p>
<p>My son went through this last year. The COM2 requirement at UR requires proficiency in a foreign language. You can test out of it in the following ways for Spanish:</p>
<p>1) AP score of 3 or higher
2) IB exam score of 5 or higher
3) SAT II score of 630 or higher (language or listening)
4) on campus placement test</p>
<p>complete detail here: <a href="http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/registrar/policy/creditbyexampolicy_031308.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/registrar/policy/creditbyexampolicy_031308.pdf</a>
Note: the link above is last year's policy. I suppose it could change.</p>
<p>You might want to consider taking the SAT II because it will simplify your course registration. Registration occurs before you take UR's placement test. If your rely upon the placement test and are not exempted, you will need to take Intensive Intermediate Spanish, which is a 2 unit course. Since you will probably not want to delay in taking this course, lest your Spanish gets rustier, it would mean that your first semester would consist of Core, Spanish, and one other class, unless you want to take 5 units. (UR recommends 4 units.)</p>
<p>If you take the SAT II and score 630 or higher you would eliminate schedule changes to accommodate Spanish. If you score lower than 630 you can still take the placement test.</p>
<p>Thanks kelliebm. I contacted one of the professors who is involved with the Arabic courses and he agreed with you. If I'm accepted I can speak with him before arriving in the fall and we can work it all out. UR seems to be so accommodating, I doubt that all schools would be so great. Arabic still seems to be an underdeveloped program at a lot of colleges.</p>
<p>Standrews, I have a couple of friends who did the Core-Spanish-one other class thing, because they went by the 4 unit recommendation, and they both regretted not taking another class because it's definitely doable. I would say 4 classes, rather than units, is the best bet for freshmen. It's important to take a variety of classes for a number of reasons - to knock your gen ed's out of the way, to discover your interests, to get done with some intro classes (especially for those interested in the B school). I mean, you certainly won't be bored if you just take Spanish, core, and another class, but I would say the most beneficial thing to do is to add in another class.</p>
<p>Oh, and I also forgot to add that the placement test really doesn't complicate registration all that much because you haven't started classes yet when you take it/get the results. I mean, the results could cause you to have to switch a couple of classes around, but at least you aren't in the classes yet. The SAT costs a lot of money, so I think the placement test really is the more sensible option. But I guess it depends on the person.</p>