Foreign Language Requirement & Placement Information
To fulfill the Foreign Language Requirement at Skidmore all students must complete one course in a Foreign Language designated course in the Departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures or Classics. The course must be appropriate to the student's level of language expertise determined as follows:
*Students with a minimum of one year of prior language study are excluded from taking a 101 course.
*Students with a score of 3 on an A.P. test should enroll in courses above the 203 level (usually a composition or conversation course).
*Students who have taken the SAT II exam for a foreign language should refer to the chart below for placement information.
*Students can take a web-based placement exam (WebCAPE) at any time. Click here to access the WebCAPE instructions page.
*For placement into languages other than French, German, and Spanish, contact the appropriate faculty in the departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures or Classics.
WebCAPE Placement Exams for French, German, and Spanish:
| SCORE | PLACEMENT |
| 0 - 339 | French 102, German 102 or 103, Spanish 103 |
| 340- 390 | French, German, Spanish 203 |
| 391 and above | French, German, Spanish courses above the 203 level |
SAT II Foreign Language Exams:
| SCORE | PLACEMENT |
| 0 - 490 | French 102, German or Italian102 or 103, Spanish 103 |
| 500- 560 | Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish 203; |
| 570 and above | Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese courses above the 203 level |
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