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. |
1) the student must have earned the high school credits for
the language in question from a U.S. high school;
2) 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;
3) 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
4) 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.
Lalumiere Language Hall 254
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Phone: (414) 288-7063 -- Fax: (414) 288-7653
