Department of Hispanic Studies: Policy on CLEP and AP EXAMS

                                      Spanish Language

Students can meet the requirement in World Language proficiency at the elementary level by:

n     passing the AP examination in a World language with a score of 3 or higher

n     receiving a score of 50 or higher on the CLEP examination in a world language

n     CLEP examinations will not offer university credit in any of the world languages currently taught at UMN. Students taking and passing the CLEP can use their scores to meet the World Languages Requirement

n     AP Examinations in Spanish. Students who pass the AP examination in Spanish with a score of 3 or higher will receive 3 credits of course work in advanced Spanish . The Registrars Office will treat these credits as a transfer course.