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Foreign Language Credit and Requirement Satisfaction by Examination
At present the Department of Foreign Languages awards credit for the following tests:
- Advanced Placement (AP) language tests (High School) (3-9 credits)
- College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) (3-6 credits)
- New York University proficiency testing (no credits)
CLEP
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"The College-Level Examination ProgramŽ or CLEP provides students of any age with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through a program of exams in undergraduate college courses. There are 2,900 colleges that grant credit and/or advanced standing for CLEP exams."
In the area of foreign languages, the CLEP test is currently available for French, German and Spanish. Other languages may be available soon.
Credit granted at Salem State College
A minimum score of 63 will result in the granting of 6 credits for 201 and 202 and automatic satisfaction of the language requirement.
A minimum score of 50 in any of these languages carries 3 college credits for 102.
Where can you take the test
The closest test centers to Salem State College are the following:
- North Shore Community College - Lynn: 300 Broad Street, LE 232, 978-762-4000 x6695
- North Shore Community College - Danvers: One Ferncroft Rd, Center for Alternative Studies, 978-739-5432
- Northern Essex Community College - Haverhill: 100 Elliott Street, Center for Adult & Alternative Studies, 978-556-3448
- Cambridge College - Lawrence: 60 Island Street, Lawrence, 978-738-0502
For other CLEP Test Centers, go to the CLEP test page below and click on the CLEP Test Centers link.
For more information
CLEP main page: www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html
For more information about a test, click on Exam Descriptions on the left hand side navigation column.
What to do next
When you take the CLEP test, request that your scores be sent to the Registrar at Salem State College. You will be granted the appropriate credit automatically.
If your credit doesn't appear on your record in Navigator, check with the Registrar's office.
You can use your Spanish or French 201-202 credits for a minor in Spanish or French. You will only need to take 3 more advanced courses to complete the minor.
Advanced Placement (AP)
Currently available for French, German and Spanish. Other languages may be available soon.
"Through college-level AP courses, you enter a universe of knowledge that might otherwise remain unexplored in high school; through AP Exams, you have the opportunity to earn credit or advanced standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities.
For more information
- Main page: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
- French Language: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_frenchlang.html?frenchlang
- German Language: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_germanlang.html?germanlang
- Spanish Language: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_spanlang.html?spanlang
Credit granted
A score of 5 carries 9 credits, for 201, 202 and the Advanced Grammar course of the particular language, all three of which count towards the minor. It results in automatic satisfaction of the language requirement.
A score of 4 carries 6 credits, for 201 and 202, both of which count towards the minor as well. It results in automatic satisfaction of the language requirement.
A score of 3 will carries 3 credits, for 201, which counts towards the minor. The student still needs to take the advanced intermediate course (202 or equivalent) to satisfy the language requirement.
NYU Language Testing at North Shore Community College
If you have knowledge of a languge that is not taught at Salem State and that is not tested by the College Board, you may still satisfy the language requirement by obtaining a passing score in the 12 point foreign language test from New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies at North Shore Community College, through its Center for Alternative Studies & Educational Testing (CAS). This can be used only for satisfying the language requirement, but not for obtaining credits.
New York University Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting Proficiency Testing (NYU page) is available for various languages: Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hatian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Ibo, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Malay, Mandarin, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish,
You register for the test at NYU and take the test at NSCC.
Check out these documents from NYU and NSCC for more information:
- Test description and information (from NYU, PDF)
- Three page information document from NYU (from NSCC, PDF)
- Registration form to register through NYU (from NSCC, PDF)
- NSCC/NYU Language Testing Policy (from NSCC, PDF)
Currently, students who do not have a language requirement at Salem State are not granted credit for taking the NYU tests.
If you have any questions, please contact the chairperson of the Foreign Languages Department.