Spanish Course Enrollment

To enroll in SPAN 1A or any Spanish course through the 2C (or 2NS) level:

Students without previous background in Spanish must take a copy of their high school transcript to the Humanities Undergraduate Counseling Office in 143 Humanities Instructional Building (HIB), open daily 9-noon and 1-4 p.m., to activate their eligibility to enroll in SPAN 1A.

Students with previous high school background in Spanish wanting to enroll in any Spanish 1A through Spanish 2NS course at UCI for the first time must take the placement test. Eligibility to enroll in any SPAN 1A through SPAN 2NS course at UCI will be based on the result of that placement test.

Students with two or more years of college level course work in Spanish, or those who graduated from a high school in a Spanish-speaking country, or students who graduated from a Spanish Academy, must take a copy of their transcript to the Humanities Undergraduate Counseling Office (143 HIB, open 9-noon and 1-4 p.m. daily) in order to receive authorization to enroll in the appropriate course.

Students currently enrolled in any SPAN 1A through SPAN 2B course at UCI, will be eligible to enroll for the next course within the series without having to take the placement test, provided they receive a C, or better, in the previous course within the series.

Students who have already met the UCI language other than English breadth requirement for graduation with either SAT II or IB scores, or Advanced Placement exams, and plan to enroll in any Spanish course through the Spanish 2NS level at UCI, are still required to take the Spanish Placement Test. Students cannot earn units or grade points at UCI in courses from which they have been exempt on the basis of Advanced Placement credit, even if the placement results require enrollment in such a level.

Placement testing is offered throughout the summer and the academic year. For details about registering for the test, contact the Academic Testing Center.

Refreshing your language knowledge and skills

If it has been a while since you have taken Spanish course work, you may wish to review your high school or college material before the quarter begins. You also may consult the following textbooks used in first-year language classes:

1. Puntos de Partida: An Invitation to Spanish (Knorre et al.), 8th Edition, for the SPAN 1 Series