Detailed question about clepping a foreign language.

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am an Aerospace Engineering major trying to transfer into UT-Austin. Their program now requires two years of foreign language in high school, or a two semester sequence of the same language at college level. I took two years of ASL in HS, but do not remember a thing about it, other than, “Hi, my name is…”, “Turtle,” and the alphabet. </p>

<p>I took nearly a semester of French (approximately 3/4) at another school, and had to drop for personal reasons. I remember a little of it, and I’m sure after a refresher, I’d remember most of it. I do not want to take two semesters of foreign language, and I am thinking of studying French on my own time to clep out of it.</p>

<p>My question is this: Is it possible to start from ground zero and learn a language proficiently enough to clep a foreign language test? One more question I have is, do you recommend sticking with French? Or should I move to a more phonetically spoken language like Spanish?</p>

<p>My friend and I plan on doing this together, if we do.</p>

<p>Let me know your opinions. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Also, this is important. Typically ASL would transfer into UT with only two years of HS language. However, they’ve made the requirement that all ASL students meet with a translator to prove proficiency. As aforementioned, I’m far from being proficient in ASL. I’m closer to it in French, if that gives you an estimation of how far off I am from knowing any ASL…</p>