<p>Many colleges consider the highest level as the number of years, so Spanish 3 would mean he’s had 3 yrs of Spanish even though the first year was during middle school. Call/email the schools to see what they say. </p>
<p>Neither WPI or RPI say anything about FL requirements for academic preparation:</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Admissions: Admissions Requirements - WPI](<a href=“http://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/requirements.html]Undergraduate”>http://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/requirements.html)</p>
<p>[Freshman</a> Requirements :: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/admission/freshman/requirements.html]Freshman”>High School Preparation | Admissions)</p>
<p>Look at the rest of the websites of schools he’s applying to and check their requirements/recommendations.</p>