Students who enter Marquette University who have studied or have had previous experience with or exposure to French, German, Classical Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, or Spanish, and who plan to continue the study of that language are required to be placed in the appropriate course on the basis of procedures established by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. They may be eligible to apply for three to six hours of special placement credit dependent upon the level in which they are placed, and the completion of that course with a grade of B or better (plus earn credit for the course in which they are enrolled).

For example: if a student places at Level 10 in French, German, or Spanish, and completes the course with a grade of B or better, he or she may be eligible to apply for three hours of special placement credit (plus earn four credits for course 10). If a student places in a third-year course (or above) in French, German, or Spanish, and completes the course with a grade of B or better, he or she may be eligible to apply for six hours of special placement credit (plus earn three credits for the course in which the student is enrolled).

The grade awarded for the special placement credit will be an S (Satisfactory) which will be noted on the student's transcript as French 5, German 5, Spanish 5, etc. These credits will only count toward the total hours needed for graduation from Marquette, and cannot be used toward the completion of a major or minor in the language. Such special placement credit is not automatic. It is the student's responsibility to complete an Application for Placement Credit in Foreign Languages form in the first college-level language course the student enrolls in at Marquette. If a student receives additional special placement credits they will be noted on the student's transcript at the end of the semester after the course was completed.

The following table shows the placement possibilities and the total amount of special placement credit available if the student completes the course with a grade of a 'B' or better. The credit hours are indicated only where a student can be placed.

LEVEL	French	German	Greek	Italian	Japanese	Latin	Spanish
4 (3 cr.)	X	X	3 add. cr.	3 add. cr.	3 add. cr.	3 add. cr.	X
10 (4 cr.)	3 add. cr.	3 add. cr.	X	X	X	X	3 add. cr.
82 (3 cr.)	6 add. cr.	6 add. cr.	X	X	X	X	6 add. cr.
182 (3 cr.)	X	X	X	X	X	X	6 add. cr.

Eligibility Requirements for Special Placement Credit:

The student must have earned the high school credits for the language in question from a U.S. high school;
The student may not be a native speaker or equivalent of the language, nor a long-time resident of a country where the language is spoken;
The student may not have college credit in the language (including Advanced Placement (AP) credit, credit by examination, or transfer credit from another institution); and
The student may not have previously audited a college course in the language or enrolled in, and then withdrew from, a course in the language after the third week of the term.

Foreign Languages and Literatures Department
Lalumiere Language Hall, 254
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Phone: (414) 288-7063 * Fax: (414) 288-7653
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