<p>^ Yale’s website seems to indicate that you /have/ to get a 5 on the AP French, German, or Spanish exams to only need to take one semester of that language. You can have a 4 or 5 in only the AP Latin exam if you want to take only one semester of Latin. Otherwise, a placement exam has to be taken to determine placement in most instances. I don’t think you can ever be fully exempt from taking a foreign language regardless of whether you score a 5 on AP French, German, or Spanish AND a 4/5 on AP Latin.</p>
<p>“Students who have studied a foreign language before matriculating at Yale but who have not achieved a score of 5 on the Advanced Placement test in French, German, or Spanish, or a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement test in Latin, must take a placement test offered by the appropriate language department or, for languages in which no departmental placement test is offered, consult the appropriate director of undergraduate studies.”</p>