<p>italian: ambiguous from the 2 links ive found on the subject:
<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/span-ital-port/ita_undpro.htm[/url]”>http://www.virginia.edu/span-ital-port/ita_undpro.htm</a>
<a href=“http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/college/requirements/language_placement_index.html[/url]”>http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/college/requirements/language_placement_index.html</a></p>
<p>Advantages of placing out: You only need through 202 (4 semesters if starting at the beginning), by looking at that second link up there you should be able to do the simple math about what placing up/out means.</p>