Understanding The Language Requirement
Under the University’s Core, students are required to take two consecutive semesters of
a language.
The word consecutive above means that you must take the next course in the sequence,
not that the two courses must be taken in consecutive semesters, one following the
other directly. For instance, you may take Italian-111 in the fall semester of your
freshmen year and then take Italian-112 in the spring semester of your sophomore year.
This break of two semesters is not recommended, but it is ultimately your choice to
determine when you will complete the requirement.
If you studied French/Italian/Spanish in high school:
If you have studied French, Italian, or Spanish before coming to Salve, you must take
the Language Placement Exam.
Based on your placement, the level at which you begin completing your language
requirement may impact the number of courses you need to take to complete the
requirement (see table below).
If you receive a score high enough to place out of the language requirement, you must
complete an interview with a representative of the Department of Modern and Classical
Languages within the first week of classes to verify your placement. You have not
officially placed out of the language requirement until your placement is verified by
this required oral interview.
If you have had three or more years of French/Italian/Spanish in high school and/or
junior high/middle school, your lowest possible language placement will be the 112
level. For example, if your placement score indicates SPA-111, but you’ve taken Spanish
for four years before coming to Salve, you will automatically be given a placement of
SPA-112.
If you choose to begin a new language you must take two semesters of that language.
If you studied another language in high school:
If you have studied a language other than French, Italian, or Spanish in high school (e.g.
Latin, Chinese, German, Portuguese, etc.), you do not need to take the Language
Placement Exam. You will be manually placed based on analysis of your high school
transcript.
If you exceed the level of courses in that language that we offer here at Salve, which is
often the case, you must take a new language that you have not studied previously.
Students who matriculated before Fall 2018:
Beginning Language
Placement
Semesters needed to
complete language
requirement
Courses student must take
FRN/ITL/SPA-111
2
FRN/ITL/SPA -111 and 112
FRN/ITL/SPA -112
2
FRN/ITL/SPA -112 and 205
FRN/ITL/SPA -205
2
FRN/ITL/SPA -205 and 206
FRN/ITL/SPA -206
1
FRN/ITL/SPA -206
FRN/ITL/SPA -241
0
NONE—Placed out, pending
interview
Students who matriculated Fall 2018 or later:
Beginning Language
Placement
Semesters needed to
complete language
requirement
Courses student must take
FRN/ITL/SPA-111
2
FRN/ITL/SPA -111 and 112
FRN/ITL/SPA-112
2
FRN/ITL/SPA -112 and 205
FRN/ITL/SPA-205
2
FRN/ITL/SPA -205 and 206
FRN/ITL/SPA-206
2
FRN/ITL/SPA -206 and 241
FRN/ITL/SPA-241
2
FRN/ITL/SPA-241 and 242
FRN/ITL/SPA-242
1
FRN/ITL/SPA-242
FRN/ITL/SPA
300-level course
0
NONE—Placed out, pending
interview
Placement Score Levels (for students matriculating Fall 2018 or later)
French:
Score from 0 – 164 FRN-111
Score from 165 – 258 FRN-112
Score from 259 – 336 FRN-205
Score from 337 – 443 FRN-206
Score from 444 – 550 FRN-241
Score from 551 – 659 FRN-242
Score greater than 659 (i.e., 660+) Place out pending interview
Italian:
Score from 0 – 178 ITL-111
Score from 179 – 257 ITL-112
Score from 258 – 335 ITL-205
Score from 336 – 455 ITL-206
Score from 456 – 575 ITL-241
Score from 576 – 715 ITL-242
Score greater than 715 (i.e., 716+) Place out pending interview
Spanish:
Score from 0 – 193 SPA-111
Score from 194 – 256 SPA-112
Score from 257 – 314 SPA-205
Score from 315 – 464 SPA-206
Score from 465 – 596 SPA-241
Score from 597 – 714 SPA-242
Score greater than 714 (i.e., 715+) Place out pending interview
