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Students who place beyond the first-semester of a language \r\ncan earn retroactive credits. Depending on the language, \r\nthe maximum number of retro credits that can be earned ranges from 14 \r\nto 16. This is up to a full semester of free credits that gets you \r\nthat much closer to graduation!<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Students who have studied a language other than English in high \r\nschool should take a placement exam to establish their starting point \r\nin college coursework. A student who tests beyond the first-semester \r\ncourse in a language can receive retroactive credits by completing the \r\ncourse that they place into with a grade of B or better. For example, \r\na student who tests into and completes fourth-semester Italian with a \r\ngrade of \u201cA-\u201d would earn 3 credits for the completion of fourth-semester Italian plus 4 credits for first-semester Italian, 4 credits for second-semester Italian, and 3 credits for third-semester Italian \u2014 a total of 14 credits earned by taking just one class. Similarly, a student who tests into and takes second-semester French and earns an \u201cA\u201d grade would receive 4 credits for second-semester French and 4 credits for first-semester French \u2014 a total of 8 credits earned with one class.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

AP (Advanced Placement) or IB (International Baccalaureate) test \r\nscores may also carry degree credits to incoming students. 51ÁÔÆæ has an \r\nonline \r\n AP chart<\/a> (PDF) and an \r\n IB chart<\/a> (PDF) to see how different scores transfer into 51ÁÔÆæ. \r\n AP and IB coursework cannot be used to earn retro credits beyond the \r\n credits shown in the AP or IB chart, but can be used to establish \r\n placement which then offers a pathway towards retro credits. \r\n For example, a high school student who takes AP Spanish and scores a \r\n \u201c3\u201d on the AP exam will receive 3 credits for Spanish 204 \r\n Fourth-Semester Spanish. If the student chooses to take Spanish 318 \r\n which is the typical next course after Spanish 204, and they complete \r\n Spanish 318 with a B or better, they will receive credit for Spanish \r\n 318 plus retroactive credits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Retroactive credits are open to all \r\ndegree-seeking undergraduates who take a non-English language class \r\noffered through the \r\n College of Letters & Science<\/a>. You do not have to be majoring \r\n or minoring in a language \u2014 though often with the retroactive credits, \r\n you can consider adding the language as a major or minor!<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Please submit requests for Language Retro Credits\r\nafter<\/strong> the grade has been posted in PAWS for the \r\neligible course. Requests cannot be processed until the final grade \r\nis recorded.

Students can login to complete the form at: \r\n\r\n Student Form to Request Language Retro Credits<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Forms also may be submitted by advisors and language instructors on \r\nbehalf of eligible students at: \r\n Advisor\/Instructor Form to Request Language Retro Credits.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1272,"featured_media":9247,"parent":741,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-9245","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nWorld Languages & Cultures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/retroactive-credits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retroactive Credits\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/retroactive-credits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Languages & Cultures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-03T21:04:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/468\/2022\/10\/RetroCredits_Hero_1500x400_65646770.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/world-languages-cultures\\\/students\\\/undergraduates\\\/retroactive-credits\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/world-languages-cultures\\\/students\\\/undergraduates\\\/retroactive-credits\\\/\",\"name\":\"Retroactive Credits - 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