Pre-requisites for AP Chinese Lang?

skieurope
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:13:19 +0000

Are there any pre-requisites for the class?

The school sets the prerequisites. Per the College Board:

The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university courses in Mandarin Chinese, or the point at which students would typically complete about 250 hours of college-level instruction.

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-chinese-language-and-culture/course-details
So, it’s generally taught after Chinese III or Chinese IV at the HS level. Speak to the Chinese teacher to see if your level of preparation is enough.

I may take Chinese I at my local community college.

Probably a waste of time unless you cannot read/write Chinese characters.