International Business?

AUGirl
Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:08:26 +0000

^If you’ve taken Spanish in high school, you should probably be able to place into at least Spanish 121. You might have a little difficulty getting into that class, but not nearly as much as you would for 109.
(The sequence for language learning at USC is 109 and 110 OR 121 then 122.
So, if you’ve never taken a language before, you take: 109, then 110, then 122
If you have taken a language before, but aren’t very proficient, you might take 121, then 122)

121 and 122 are offered every semester. 109 is only offered in the fall for Spanish.

I’m a French major and I know a lot of IB major/French minors.

I took AP French in high school and placed into 300-level French. Had absolutely no trouble getting a space in a class. I’m currently taking German 110 and had no trouble getting space in German. The only language class that is difficult to get into is Spanish. But if you can place into 121, your chances of getting into a class improve dramatically.

Also, make friends with upperclassmen once you get to USC. You can get other students to hold classes for you during registration.

Just for reference: Look at the number of 109 courses available versus 121 and 122 courses.
Fall 2012: [201241 Columbia SPAN Course Listings](University Registrar - University Registrar | University of South Carolina)
Spring 2013: [201311 Columbia SPAN Course Listings](University Registrar - University Registrar | University of South Carolina)