FLL Foreign Language Placement Guidelines

Students who have taken:

  1. less than two years of the same foreign language in high school (or two years in 9th and 10th grades only),
    should register for 105.
     
  2. two or three years of the same foreign language in high school should register for 106.

    3.  
  3. four or more years of the same foreign language in high school should register for 107.

    4.  
  4. Students who have studied the same language for more than four years or who have native ability are encouraged to take the foreign language exemption exam administered by the
    Foreign Language Placement Advisor.

    5.  
  5. IMPORTANT:
    • Do not count language study in junior high school
      (before 9th grade)
    • Do not count the years in high school in which D's or F's were received.
    • Students may enroll in a higher level if they wish (106 instead of 105 or 107 instead of 106) and if they seem academically qualified.
      Students may not advance beyond the 107 level without passing the exemption exam or obtaining AP credit.

Please be advised that the computer will block students from registering for a 100-level language course for which they are overqualified (example: Taking SPAN 105 after having had 3 or 4 years of Spanish in high school.)

Students may only enroll as listeners/auditors in courses for which they are deemed overqualified. Should a student elect this option, this grade status is noted on UD notes, and a copy is sent to the
Foreign Language Placement Advisor.

Students should contact the Foreign Language Placement Advisor if:

  1. they have any questions or concerns about their placement.
  2. they are seeking an exemption from the College of Arts and Science foreign language requirement and/or wish to take language courses at the 200-level (normally applies only to students who have proficiency in a language other than English).

PLEASE NOTE:
Placement guidelines are different for Latin, Ancient Greek and Hebrew.

In Latin, students who have taken:

  1. less than two years of Latin in high school (or two years in 9th and 10th grades only) should take 101.
  2. two years of Latin in high school should take 102.
  3. three years of Latin in high school should take 213, Cicero.
  4. four or more years of Latin should take 214, Virgil.

In Ancient Greek, students who have taken:

  1. less than one year of Ancient Greek in high school should take GREK 101.
  2. one year of Ancient Greek in high school should take GREK 102.
  3. two years of Ancient Greek in high school should take GREK 213.
  4. three years of Ancient Greek should take GREK 214.

For Hebrew -- the following guidelines cover 1-12 years of Hebrew Day School education:

1-6 years (1st to 6th grade):

 

Entering Hebrew 105

7-8 years (7th and 8th grades):

 

Entering Hebrew 106

9-10 years (2 years of high school):

 

Entering Hebrew 107

11-12 years (4 years of high school):

 

Must take 107 exemption exam, or, may talk to the professor about entering a higher level.

Comments regarding Hebrew Placement:

  1. Please note that the professor reserves the right to administer placement exams where there is a need to do so. The professor is also open to questions or concerns by the students.
  2. Any student who has lived in Israel MUST be individually evaluated by the professor to determine their level.

Language Sequences

AP Credit

Exemption Exam