Foreign Language: # of Years vs. Level

[annamom]

@MYOS1634 there are over a hundred of those colleges, you can’t provide me the names of a few (besides the UC)? and now it is not college related by student related ?
probably someone should revise the FAQ

Q1: I took only [Language] 2 and 3 in high school, does that count as 2 or 3 years?

A1: At most colleges, the highest level completed is what counts. If level N is the Nth year course starting from the beginner course, than completing level N counts as N years (some high schools number the courses by semester; in this case, divide by 2 to get the level in terms of years). However, it has been reported that a few colleges prefer to see N actual courses in high school, even if you started at a level higher than 1 and your Nth course will be level N+1 or N+2.

Going the other way, taking beginner level courses in several languages tends to be less impressive. Taking level 1 of four different languages is generally not seen as anything close to completing level 3 or 4 of any one language.

If you are unsure about what a specific college wants, ask it directly if its web site is not clear.

BTW, ask the college directly was exactly my point as besides UC, I haven’t seen you point to any colleges’ web site on say level N counts as N years.