Language Requirement and Placement Testing

Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must demonstrate the equivalent of two years of college level study in one foreign language for graduation from Taylor University. Taylor offers language instruction in French, Spanish, New Testament Greek, and Old Testament Hebrew.

Students with no previous language background do not need to be tested and should begin their language study with the appropriate 101 course. Students who have transferred in college credit in French or Spanish should not take the placement test, but should continue with the next course in sequence. Students who have had previous study of French or Spanish in high school and intend to continue in the language must take the departmental placement exam. Students are then placed into language classes at the level indicated by the exam.

Students who place into 202 may receive credit for 201 by taking and successfully completing 202 with a minimum grade of B-. The fee for posting credit to the transcript should be paid at the time of notification.

Students who place beyond 202 have 3 options:

1. To fulfill the language requirement and receive no credit, students need not take any additional language course.
2. To fulfill the language requirement and receive 6 hours of credit for 201 and 202, students should take the CLEP exam by the end of their first year at Taylor. If the student passes the exam, the fee for posting credit to the transcript should be paid at the time of notification.
3. To fulfill the language requirement and receive 6 hours of credit for 201 and 202, students may take and successfully complete an advanced Taylor course in the language with a minimum grade of B-. The fee for posting credit to the transcript should be paid at the time of notification.

To register for the placement exam or to inquire about testing, placement or transfer credit, students should contact the Department of Modern Languages.