<p>So I decided to take another look at my degree audit and for ERC’s GE I see that the courses that count towards language proficiency are:</p>
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<p>I was planning to take the JAPN 10ABC courses to count towards this but I don’t see in the list of courses. I was just wondering if it actually does count and it’s just not shown. I took 3 years of Japanese in high school and I remember a decent chunk of it so if possible, I’m planning on taking the proficiency test to get into 20A and just drop 10A. Does this seem like a good idea? This is pretty damn late but I’m still hoping that I can make it work :c</p>
<p>Thank you in advance if you can help me out!</p>
<p>I believe for the ERC language requirement, you have to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. One way to do this is to take the fourth quarter of a language course. So if you wanted to do Japanese, you would need to do 20A in order to fulfill the requirement, since 20A is considered the fourth quarter class. This is why 10ABC are not listed as courses that fulfill this requirement.</p>
<p>If you can test into 20A, then all you need to do is take 20A to fulfill the requirement. If you can’t test into 20A, you would need to take the lower level courses (10A, B, or C, depending on what you can get placed in) and then advance until you complete 20A.</p>
<p>I took the placement exam for Japanese; I had about 4 years of HS japanese, several years ago. The exam is split into two parts, listening and reading-- Typically they start off with the hardest problems, that is, they start off listening with a speaker that is essentially understood by fluent practioners-- he was speaking so fast I was freaking out that I was gonna fail. Then they curve it out in difficulty accordingly. After the exam (you get a break in between each section), you are scheduled to have an interview. This is where you have a brief interaction with the evaluator on your speaking/knowledge. She will also hand you a list of kanji, and ask you if you know its readings.</p>
<p>The evaluator would suggest which course you should be enrolled in. It would be based on the point total you earned on the exam, and then confirmed by your interview. I actually underperformed for the class I was suggested for in the interview, but I promised the evaluator I would study over the quarter so I can take the class, and she permitted it. Interestingly, once the class came, I had thought I’d be left behind, but it was the complete opposite (because of how methodical I was in studying for the exam)</p>