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Post by melissa on Sept 18, 2018 14:20:19 GMT
Even back in the ancient times, when I went to college, you still had to take a language depending on the school, no matter how much you took in high school.
I had 5 years of languages, Spanish 3 and Latin 1-4, in high school. My college still required a year of a language. Fortunately, they counted computer languages back then! LOL.
Dd had 3 years of a language and is required to take a year in college. Her adviser recommended she take a CLEP exam instead.
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Post by lizzy on Sept 18, 2018 15:16:59 GMT
Wow this is interesting, and something I definitely did not know. In Ontario kids are required to take one year of french (our other national language) to graduate high school, and they've most likely taken it all the way through elementary school. But in my experience none of our colleges or universities require any more language education than that and it's not a prerequisite of acceptance unless you're planning to study a foreign language there I’m also in Ontario, and didn’t realize that foreign language was a requirement for a lot of post-secondary schools in the US. Personally, I took three years of French in high school and two years of French in University. I only took French in university because two years of a foreign language (post-secondary) was required for my degree. Otherwise I would not have taken it. Foreign languages are not something I’m good at mastering to any level of proficiency.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 17:10:31 GMT
When I went to college, you didn’t have to take a foreign language if you took 3 years of one language in high school. What type of requirements are there now? Thanks! Oklahoma students have to take either 2 years of a foreign language OR computer/technology courses to graduate. None of it counts for college credit unless they do it as concurrent through a college so it counts "backward" as high school credit. At my university, because your son is coming from an international/overseas school, if his language of instruction is anything other than English and if the country is not on our list of waived countries, he will be required to take a TOEFL or IELTS exam even though he has citizenship in the US. He can then use his TOEFL/IELTS score to fill the foreign language requirement of his degree program.
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Post by Pahina722 on Sept 18, 2018 17:26:15 GMT
Florida requires two years of a foreign language period. If the students takes it during high school, there is no foreign language gen ed requirement in college. But if they’ve not taken it in high school, then they must take two semesters in college. (A year of high school = a semester of college)
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 18, 2018 18:58:22 GMT
Are you asking how many years you need to take in high school in order to get into a college or are you asking how many years you need to take in college? In our experience, most colleges want you to take 2-3 years in high school in order to be accepted to the college. But, once in college most degrees don't require you to take any foreign language. Of course there are exceptions and you should check the requirements of the colleges you are looking at. I am trying to figure out how many he should have in high school for admissions into college and to avoid having to take additional languages in college. Just a thought about taking the class. Have him take his foreign language classes in the first two years if possible. Junior year (and maybe senior year) seem to have the most challenging classes for lots of kids. Foreign language is good to get out of the way. Both of my kids took it freshman and sophomore year before the math, science, and English classes became really challenging. That was our experience.
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Post by Zee on Sept 18, 2018 21:02:57 GMT
DH had Spanish in HS but still had to complete a year of a language to earn his degree, private school.
I did not take any language in HS (I took all the art classes instead) and my school does not require a language for my degree (state school).
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Post by kate on Sept 19, 2018 0:24:05 GMT
My college had no distribution requirements. DS's college requires "language proficiency through the intermediate level" - you can test out of classes if you're at that level.
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Post by paigepea on Sept 19, 2018 1:06:35 GMT
We need 4 years in high school. University requirements depend on the program you’re in. I did 5 years in high school (here high school is 5 years) and then my university undergraduate degree required 2 years of French.
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Post by kristi on Sept 19, 2018 3:32:55 GMT
My daughter is a freshman in college. Her school required 4 years of a foreign language in high school.
Her major in college requires an additional 3 semesters of foreign language.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 19, 2018 3:53:05 GMT
Even back in the ancient times, when I went to college, you still had to take a language depending on the school, no matter how much you took in high school. I had 5 years of languages, Spanish 3 and Latin 1-4, in high school. My college still required a year of a language. Fortunately, they counted computer languages back then! LOL. Dd had 3 years of a language and is required to take a year in college. Her adviser recommended she take a CLEP exam instead. Went into education and did not need any more foreign language classes other than high school. It was the 80's. I went to our state's largest university.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 12:15:08 GMT
It does not always "depend on the school" but may depend on the degree as well. My DS25 and DD22 went/go to the same university. Both of them had three years of foreign language in HS. DS was not required to take college level foreign language for his BS degree(Computer Science) but my DD is required college level foreign language for her BA degree(Psychology).
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Post by AnotherPea on Sept 19, 2018 12:29:44 GMT
Depends on the school AND the major. I had to take one language for one degree, a different one for another.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 19, 2018 12:45:29 GMT
Wow, I'm stunned that so many of you have posted that your colleges require a foreign language. Why on earth would it be a prerequisite for college? At University here you don't have to do any foreign language, nor do you have to do a foreign language at high school to get into Uni. At high school (which is Year 7 - 12 here) you only have to do a foreign language in Years 7 and 8. It was the same when I was in school back in the 80s. My daughter did German right through until Year 12, for 2 reasons: (1) She wanted to do the exchange program in Year 10, and (2) Foreign languages are marked up for your tertiary entrance ranking and she needed a really high score to get into the degree she wanted to do. My son is currently in Year 8 and I think he'll drop his foreign language next year.
ETA: I did German from Year 7 - Year 11 in high school, I loved it, and the only reason I didn't do it in Year 12 was because it wasn't offered at my school. I then did 7 years of Italian lessons as an adult, just for the fun of it. So I'm certainly not against learning a foreign language. I just think it strange that it is a requirement for college.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Sept 19, 2018 12:48:44 GMT
Depends on the school and the programme. DS is in Software Engineering. He doesn't have a second language requirement. I had to take French, German, and Italian because I did a BMus in Vocal Performance. We need 4 years in high school. University requirements depend on the program you’re in. I did 5 years in high school (here high school is 5 years) and then my university undergraduate degree required 2 years of French. Ontario is only one.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Sept 19, 2018 13:27:36 GMT
We need 4 years in high school. University requirements depend on the program you’re in. I did 5 years in high school (here high school is 5 years) and then my university undergraduate degree required 2 years of French. DS only had French 11. That was all he was required by ME his mother. He wouldn’t have taken any if he had his way. At UVic he wasn’t required to take anything. He only did one year and then went to BCIT.
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Post by birdy on Sept 19, 2018 13:40:42 GMT
It was 3 waaaay back when I was in HS entering college. DS just took 2 (9th and 10th) because he went to the vocational school for fire/medic training in 10th and 11th and they didn't offer it. But, he can pick up a little on it if he ever has a patient that is non english speaking. He and I talk in Spanish to each other occasionally, drives DH and DD nuts!
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Post by annabella on Sept 19, 2018 14:43:27 GMT
I think you had to test out of in college, you couldn't just say you took it in high school. Testing out meant being fluent, not having had it for 4 years. So I was still required to take 2 advanced classes in college.
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Post by paigepea on Sept 19, 2018 16:14:59 GMT
Depends on the school and the programme. DS is in Software Engineering. He doesn't have a second language requirement. I had to take French, German, and Italian because I did a BMus in Vocal Performance. We need 4 years in high school. University requirements depend on the program you’re in. I did 5 years in high school (here high school is 5 years) and then my university undergraduate degree required 2 years of French. Ontario is only one. My BA is in Cnd studies and English. Cnd studies required 2 years of French. I hated it.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Sept 19, 2018 19:58:01 GMT
Depends on the school and the programme. DS is in Software Engineering. He doesn't have a second language requirement. I had to take French, German, and Italian because I did a BMus in Vocal Performance.Ontario is only one. My BA is in Cnd studies and English. Cnd studies required 2 years of French. I hated it. In high school, Ontario students only require one year of French. In university, unless it’s specifically required by your programme, none. Me, I’m a language nerd. I took French all five years of high school, and then the required courses for my BMus. Even now, I’m studying French, Spanish, and German just for shits and giggles.
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Post by PaperAngel on Sept 19, 2018 20:06:33 GMT
A foreign language is not required to graduate from public high school, but two years of the same language is required &/or preferred for admission to most colleges here.
ETA: For clarity, "here" in this post refers to the published requirements for public high schools & universities/colleges in the state where I reside. Note the requirements to earn an advanced high school diploma, graduate from private schools, gain admission to certain universities/colleges, etc may vary.
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Post by utmr on Sept 19, 2018 20:40:28 GMT
Depends on the college and the degree/major. Currently HS requires 2 years of the same language (MS credit can count toward this).
DD1 was in the language magnet program and took Italian 1-4 and Spanish 1-5. She is minoring in Spanish, so I am not sure if she would need language for a BA. her roommates are getting BS in computer and BS in biology and neither needed language.
DD2 took only two years of Spanish and will not need language (or PE, which surprised me) for either a BS in Math or a BBA in Finance (currently wavering between the two).
Both at Tier 1 public universities.
Back in the dark ages, I did not need to take language to graduate from HS. It wasn’t required to get into college or graduate.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 19, 2018 20:45:41 GMT
A foreign language is not required to graduate from public high school, but two years of the same language is required &/or preferred for admission to most colleges here. Assuming you mean in your town....? Because a lot of us have said that it IS required to graduate from our public high schools. Mine requires two full years of the same language, three if you want an "advanced" diploma, and at least two years of two different languages if you want an IB diploma.
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Post by PaperAngel on Sept 19, 2018 21:34:23 GMT
A foreign language is not required to graduate from public high school, but two years of the same language is required &/or preferred for admission to most colleges here. Assuming you mean in your town....? Because a lot of us have said that it IS required to graduate from our public high schools. Mine requires two full years of the same language, three if you want an "advanced" diploma, and at least two years of two different languages if you want an IB diploma. Without federal requirements, the answer to the question obviously varies by state, school district, public/private, university/college, etc. As quoted, I clearly specified "here," meaning the basic requirements for public high school graduation & college admissions in the state where I reside; clearly, requirements for advanced diplomas or private school graduation will differ.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 20, 2018 1:12:56 GMT
Assuming you mean in your town....? Because a lot of us have said that it IS required to graduate from our public high schools. Mine requires two full years of the same language, three if you want an "advanced" diploma, and at least two years of two different languages if you want an IB diploma. Without federal requirements, the answer to the question obviously varies by state, school district, public/private, university/college, etc. As quoted, I clearly specified "here," meaning the basic requirements for public high school graduation & college admissions in the state where I reside; clearly, requirements for advanced diplomas or private school graduation will differ. Okay. However, you didn't "clearly" specify "here" as it relates to the high school, only the college. At least that's the way your sentence reads. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by PaperAngel on Sept 20, 2018 2:10:58 GMT
Without federal requirements, the answer to the question obviously varies by state, school district, public/private, university/college, etc. As quoted, I clearly specified "here," meaning the basic requirements for public high school graduation & college admissions in the state where I reside; clearly, requirements for advanced diplomas or private school graduation will differ. Okay. However, you didn't "clearly" specify "here" as it relates to the high school, only the college. At least that's the way your sentence reads. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) ...or you misinterpreted it. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) See the ETA added to my original post.
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