DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH & PORTUGUESE

If you have a score of 5 on the AP Spanish Language AND Spanish Literature Exams:

You have satisfied the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement in Spanish. We encourage you to continue your Spanish studies at Northwestern. You may register for Spanish 205-0, 206-0, 208-0, 250-0, 251-0, 260-0, 261-0, 280-0, 281-0, or 302-0. If you have questions, please consult any departmental undergraduate adviser.

If you have a score of 5 on the AP Spanish Language OR Spanish Literature Exam and you are a heritage language speaker:

You have satisfied the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement in Spanish. We encourage you to continue your Spanish studies at Northwestern. You have fulfilled the prequisites to now take Spanish 205-0, 206-0, 208-0, 250-0, 251-0, 260-0, 261-0, 280-0, 281-0, or 302-0. If you have questions, please consult any departmental undergraduate adviser.

If you have a score of 5 on the AP Spanish Language OR Spanish Literature Exam and you are a second language speaker:

You have satisfied the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement in Spanish. We encourage you to continue your Spanish studies at Northwestern. Please register for Spanish 204-0 Advanced Spanish II: Artivism in Times of Political Change. If you have questions, email Denise Bouras (204-0).

If you have a score of 4 on the AP Spanish Language and/or Literature Exam:

You have satisfied the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement in Spanish. To continue your Spanish studies at Northwestern, you will need to register for Spanish 200-0 Advanced Spanish for Heritage Language Learners (for heritage language learners) or Spanish 201-0: Advanced Spanish I: Contemporary Latin America (for second language learners). First-year students are advised to take this course in Fall quarter. If you have any questions, please email Julia Oliver Rajan (200-0) or Reyes Moran (201-0).

If you have a score of 3 on the AP Spanish language Exam or are placed in Spanish 125-0 through the Placement Test:

You will satisfy the Weinberg language requirement in Spanish by taking Spanish 125-0 Accelerated Intermediate Spanish or SPANISH 127-0 Accelerated Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Language Learner and passing the course with a C- or better. These classes only offered in the fall quarter. If you have any questions, please email Irene Finestrat Martinez (125-0) or Julia Oliver Rajan (127-0).

If you are placed in Spanish 121-1 through the Placement Test:

You will need three courses (Intermediate Spanish 121-1, 2, 3) to satisfy the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement in Spanish. Spanish 121-1 is offered only in Fall quarter. Students may not begin Spanish 121 in the middle of the sequence. If you have any questions, email Estilita Cassiani Obeso and Tasha Seago-Ramaly.

If you are placed in Spanish 115-1 through the Placement Test:

You will need five courses (Accelerated Elementary Spanish 115-1, 2 and Intermediate Spanish 121-1, 2, 3) to satisfy the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement in Spanish. Spanish 115-1 is offered only in Winter quarter. You may not enroll in 115-2 without having completed 115-1. If you have any questions, email María Teresa Villanueva.

If you have had just two years of High School Spanish or never learned any Spanish before:

You may place yourself into 101-1 Elementary Spanish. You will need six courses (Elementary Spanish 101-1, 2, 3 and Intermediate Spanish 121-1, 2, 3) to satisfy the Weinberg Language Proficiency Requirement in Spanish. Spanish 101-1 is offered only in Fall quarter. If you have any questions, email Eider Etxebarria.