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pegorden,
Of course I remember talking to you "way back when"! Your daughter made a wonderful decision in choosing Lafayette, especially since she is considering two of our strongest academic programs (psychology or pre-med).
Regarding the AP Psychology examination: if your daughter receives a 4 or a 5, she will receive an elective credit toward the psychology major. However, she would NOT be granted placement out of the intro psych course (PSYC 110). She should still enroll in PSYC 110 in the fall (go with Professor Shaw for the lecture portion) to work towards the major.
Regarding the AP Spanish examination: whether it was the Spanish Language or Literature exam, if she earns a 4 or a 5, she will place out of Lafayette's foreign culture requirement. If that does not occur, she can take a foreign language placement exam during Orientation before classes begin in August to potentially place out. Is she looking to enroll in an upper-level Spanish literature/culture course, or just hoping to fulfill the requirement? I wouldn't worry about enrolling in a Spanish language course first semester. If it turns out she needs to take a few more language courses to fulfill the requirement, there's always next semester.
Just to summarize my remarks, her scores on those exams should not really affect her course selections. She should take PSYC 110, her First-Year Seminar, maybe a 200 level psych course without prerequisites, and a fourth course to work towards fulfilling the Common Course of Study (math course, humanities/social science course).
- Justin
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