For information on placement and add/drop, please consult our department website at
http://www.virginia.edu/span-ital-port/spa_und_spa101.htm


PLACEMENT IN SPANISH 101-202 (updated 6/04)

Spanish 101 Spanish 102 Spanish 106 Spanish 201 Spanish 202
Elementary Spanish Elementary Spanish Intensive Elementary Spanish Intermediate Spanish Advanced Spanish
4 Credits 4 Credits 4 Credits 3 Credits 3 Credits
*No previous Spanish *Spanish 101 at UVa *1-2 years of High-School Spanish *Spanish 102 or Spanish 106 *Spanish 201
*Permission of the Department *Permission of the Department *SAT II score of 420-510 *SAT II score of 520-590 *SAT score of 600-640
    *Placement Test score of 0-325 *Placement Test score of 326-409 *Placement Test score of 410-535
    *Experience in a related foreign language *Permission of the Department *IB Exam (Spanish B, high level only) score of 5 or 6
    *Permission of the Department   *Permission of the Department

 

Spanish Language AP Exam* Spanish Literature AP Exam* IB Exam Spanish B (High Level)*
score placement you receive score placement your receive score placement you receive
4 SPAN 311 6 credits for SPAN 201/202 4 or 5 300- or 400 level literature or culture course (not SPAN 330) 6 credits for SPAN 201/202 5 or 6 SPAN 202 3 credits for SPAN 201
5 SPAN 411 6 credits for SPAN 201/202       7 SPAN 311 6 credits for SPAN 201/202

 

All students with previous background in Spanish who did not take the SATII or the AP Test MUST take the UVa Placement Exam


For questions about the Spanish Placement Exam, contact spa-pla@virginia.edu

If you have questions about SPAN 101-202, contact Professor Scida in Wilson 130 or at ees2n@virginia.edu.
If you have questions regarding Spanish courses at the 300 or 400 level, contact Professor Gustavo Pellón at pellon@virginia.edu..

*For a score of 5 or 6 on the IB Exam B, the student earns 3 credits for SPAN 201. For a score of 7 on the IB Exam B or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Exam, the student earns 6 credits for SPAN 201 and SPAN 202.