Placement for Credit in Modern Languages

By Years of High School Study:

• If you have completed Level I, you should enroll in 101 or 102.
• If you have completed Level II, you should enroll in 102 or 201 (no credit givenfor 101).
• If you have completed Level III, you should enroll in either 201 or 202 (no credit given for 101-102).
• If you have completed Level IV in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Russian, you should enroll in 202 or higher (no credit given for 101-201).  If you have completed Level IV in French, Italian, German or Spanish, you should enroll in the following courses: e.g. French  210 or 212; German 205 or 206, Italian 206 or 208; Hispanic Studies 206 or 207 (nocredit given for 101-202).
• If you have completed Level V, you should enroll in courses above 202 (no credit given for 101-202).

By Examination

For information on placement based on AP and SAT IIexams, see the Requirement for Degrees in the College Catalog, under "AdvancedPlacement, International Baccalaureate, and Credit by Examination"

By Placement Test

The following additional placement rules apply to Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Russian:

Incoming students who wish to continue in Chinese,Italian, Japanese, and Russian at The College of  William and Mary are advised to take a placement exam given beforethe start of classes in the fall semester in order to determine the appropriate language level. These exams are advisoryand do not override the placement guidelines above. See the Modern Languages website for more information on exams for these languages.