<p>you have to take 4 semesters of a foreign language. don’t quote me, but i believe the only way to place out is to take the university’s placement tests–which are really hard. I remember my sister took 5 years of italian in high school, and only placed into 102. i took 3 and didn’t bother even taking the test–just started in 101. by the end of 101 i felt like i had done everything i had done in high school.</p>
<p>also, a side note, 102 and 202 are generally considered much harder than their 101/201 counterparts.</p>