<p>Ok, so I got a 540 on my Spanish SAT Subject Test (I only took 3 years of HS Spanish). Additionally, I am getting a biological basis of behavior degree from the college. My advisor told me that I can place into a spanish course one level higher than my subject test score puts me in. Thus, even tho i placed into Span 130, I could go into Span 140. I can't find what he said, though, anywhere on the Penn website. Was he thinking of the Online Spanish Placement test then or can I really placeout of three semesters of college spanish with my current score?</p>
<p>Robbie</p>
<p>Hi Robbie,</p>
<p>You advisor is right in saying you can place one level above of what you score. According to the Hispanic Studies website, “If you are a college student, you may register for one level higher than you are assigned; that is, if you placeinto SPAN 110, you may take SPAN 121, SPAN 121 may take SPAN 130, and SPAN 130 may take SPAN 140. If you are a Wharton, Engineering, Nursing, or CGS student, you must take the course you place into.”</p>
<p>You can check it out at [Romance</a> Languages :: Hispanic Studies :: The Language Requirement in Spanish](<a href=“Spanish and Portuguese”>Spanish and Portuguese)</p>
<p>^^^
Thanks, chameli. See, I understand you can place into one course “higher” than your online placement test scores says you should be in. However, can you also do that with your SAT Subject Test scores?</p>
<p>I would assume so–the Spanish department is not out there looking for students in the wrong level. They just want to make sure that you’re prepared for the level of Spanish in college-level classes, as high school language classes, overall, tend to not provide their students with good speaking/listening skills (since they’re often taught without full immersion). Anyways, if I were you, I’d just go ahead and sign up for the higher level, see if you can handle it, and stay in the class or change into a different section as you deem appropriate for yourself. You’ll find many students are adding/dropping language courses in the first week, so it’s not something to be too worried about.</p>