<p>Check the attached link which defines the specifics of the ‘validation’ process :</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Validation](<a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors)</p>
<p>“When a student has successfully completed advanced work (earning a grade of C or better) in an area of sequential knowledge, the student is presumed to have completed the lower-level coursework (e.g., Spanish 2, successfully completed, validates Spanish 1). Validation can occur with just a semester of a higher-level course.”</p>
<p>Further down the page in the Q&A’s, there is an answer to a scenario similar to yours:
"If a student earns a D in the first semester of Spanish 1, would a grade of C or better in the second semester validate the first-semester grade?</p>
<p>Yes. A grade of C in the second semester of Spanish 1 validates the first semester. Both grades are used in calculating the GPA for the Scholarship Requirement."</p>