The Department of Hispanic Studies places you according  to the number of years of high school Spanish you have taken.

If you have 0-1 years of high school Spanish, you’ll start in SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish.

If you have 2-3 years of high school Spanish, you’ll start in SPAN 190 Elementary Spanish and receive 6 semester hours of credit upon successful completion of the validation course (SPAN 190) with a grade of C or better in the first year of enrollment.

If you have 4 years of high school Spanish, you'll start in SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish and receive 12 semester hours of credit upon successful completion of the validation course (SPAN 202) with a grade of C or better in the first year of enrollment.

If you have more than 4 years of high school Spanish, you'll be placed in SPAN 275 Spanish Skills Review and receive 15 semester hours of credit upon successful completion of the validation course (SPAN 275) with a grade of C or better in the first year of enrollment.

Please contact the Department of Hispanic Studies at spanish@cofc.edu if you have any additional questions about the Spanish placement program.

To see course descriptions of the new courses, check out the Curriculum Page.

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