Testing Out of Spanish Language Courses

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If you are a newly admitted and regularly enrolled undergraduate student
AND
you get a passing score on the College Level Examination Program CLEP exam,
UNM will GRANT CREDIT for Spanish courses you have been successfully tested on.


ON THE CLEP EXAM FOR THE SPANISH LANGUAGE:

          • A minimum score of 45 is the course equivalence for SPANISH 101 = 3 credit hours.

          • A minimum score of 50 is the course equivalence for SPANISH 101 and 102 = 6 credit hours.

          • A minimum score of 57 is the course equivalence for SPANISH 101, 102, 201 and 202 = 12 credit hours.

THE CLEP EXAMS ARE INTENDED FOR PEOPLE WITH CLEAR STRENGTHS IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE.

You should confirm, with your COLLEGE ADVISOR, the total semester hours accepted towards your degree.

For more information and to obtain registration forms contact:
University Testing Center
Woodward Hall, room 140C.
2 7 7 - 5 3 4 5.

COURSE CHALLENGES

IF you earn a grade of A or B in in a Portuguese course numbered - 276 - , - 311 - or - 312 or a Spanish language course numbered - 102 - , - 201 - , - 202 - , - 275 - , - 276 - , - 301 - or - 302 -;
YOU can get credit hours for any of the preceding lower division courses
(100 & 200 LEVEL ONLY)
WITHOUT TAKING AN EXAM.

A Course Challenge form must be processed & UNM tuition for any of the three or six credit courses MUST BE PAID.

THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO:

      1. ENROLL IN A HIGHER-LEVEL COURSE AND EARN AN A OR B IN THAT COURSE.
        (EXAMPLE: Enroll in Spanish 201 to get credit for lower division courses such as 101, 102.)

      2. Obtain an ADVISEMENT TRANSCRIPT from RECORDS & REGISTRATION (room 250 of the Student Services Center).

      3. Take your ADVISEMENT TRANSCRIPTS to the ARTS & SCIENCES ADVISEMENT CENTER (room251 of Ortega Hall) to get a pink CHALLENGE SLIP. The Challenge Slip has 5 sections that need to be signed, Arts & Sciences will sign the first section.

      4. Then, take your ADVISEMENT TRANSCRIPT and CHALLENGE SLIP to the DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH & PORTUGUESE (room 235 of Ortega Hall) to get the second section signed.

      5. Then, take your ADVISEMENT TRANSCRIPT, the CHALLENGE SLIP and some form of PAYMENT to the CASHIERS (room 160 of the Student Services Center) and pay for the credits of the courses you have challenged. The cashier will collect payment, sign the slip, and give you a RECEIPT.

      6. Bring the CHALLENGE SLIP, and the RECEIPT back to SPANISH & PORTUGUESE. The department will check the receipt, sign the Challenge Slip again, make copies of the slip, and send the original on to Records and Registration.

      7. RECORDS & REGISTRATION will then process the CHALLENGE SLIP (in approximately two weeks).