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FOREIGN LANGUAGE PLACEMENT

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WHO TAKES THE TEST:
  • Students who plan to take foreign languages must be tested BEFORE enrolling in a course.
  • All students who have studied the language in the past five years must take the placement test.
  • Native speakers of the language may not take courses in their native language, but students who have some familiarity with the language from living in a country or family where it is spoken should also take the test.
  • Anyone MAY take the test.

WHEN AND WHERE:
  • Students take the test before they enroll in the course.
  • The tests are given on demand. Students should go by or call the Assessment Centers to schedule the test, which will usually be given to the student on the following Monday.
  • The Assessment Center on Beltline is in WM 245 and on Airport is in ASC 262.
  • If they have not already taken the FLPT, students will be required to test on the first day of class in the Assessment Center. (A test schedule for the FLPT will be provided by the Director of Assessment prior to the first day of class.)

ATTENDANCE ON DAY OF TEST:
  • If a student attends one class but takes the test and is moved to another level of language, the attendance from the first class will be transferred to the second class; the test day will not be counted as an absence in any class.

FRENCH TEST

If the French Score Is The Student Should Enroll in
0 - 20 FRE 101
21 - 29 FRE 102
30 - 44 FRE 122
45+ Exempts all courses at MTC

SPANISH TEST

If the Spanish Score Is The Student Should Enroll In
0 - 24 SPA 101
25 - 39 SPA 102
40 - 52 SPA 122
52+ Exempts all courses at MTC

EXEMPTION AND CREDIT:

  • A student who places into a course above 101 and makes a grade of C or better will receive exemption credit for the course(s) below the one for which the grade was given.
  • However, a student who exempts all courses cannot receive any credit, since we have no way of validating the student's knowledge. That student may take the CLEP for credit if desired.
    NOTE: Students who successfully complete a course above 101 with a grade of C or better must contact the Humanities Department in order to have this credit awarded. The exemption is NOT automatic, but can be done quickly once the department is notified.

MANDATORY PREREQUISITES:

  • Students must abide by the results of the test, and may not take a class either lower or higher than the one into which they place.
  • Instructor assessment of a student's work in the first week of class may be used for re-determining placement.
  • Students must have the required prerequisite class or score to be permitted to enroll in a foreign language course at any level.

AT USC AND OTHER COLLEGES:

  • Exempted courses do not transfer.
  • Students should contact other colleges for their policies on foreign language exemptions, CLEP, etc. (Columbia College, a private college, does not accept MTC's 122 level courses; USC accepts SPA 122 from MTC, but not other colleges in the state technical college system).
  • Students who exempt 122 may need to take an additional test at other colleges.
  • USC is concerned with proficiency, not with course credits. Students who complete our courses will be able to enter USC at the next level, and students who take the MTC placement test will be able to transfer the scores to USC.

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08/25/05