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Retroactive Credit

Students who have taken a second language in high school or who have acquired a knowledge of a second language elsewhere may earn up to 14 additional credits for their previous language study by completing a foreign language course beyond the 101 level. With a grade of “B” or better, credit will be given in that language for all of the courses in that language preceding the one in which the student has enrolled, to a maximum of 14 credits; with a grade of “BC” or “C,” half credit will be given for the courses preceding the one in which the student has enrolled, to a maximum of seven credits.

For example, with four years of high school French, students who complete FRENCH 225 Conversation and Composition, with a grade of “B” will receive 14 retroactive credits for FRENCH 101, 102, 201, and 202 in addition to the three credits for FRENCH 225; students who complete the course with a “C” will receive seven retroactive credits for FRENCH 101, 102, 201, and 202 in addition to the three credits for FRENCH 225.

Requests for retroactive credit in a student's native language are not generally accepted.