Language Exams for College credit

Good find. Someone I worked with for several years attended BYU and was 'required' to learn Portuguese as preparation for his missionary work in Brasil.

 

Checked with Excelsior and they will review the exam results but would not commit to granting credit for it. I guess the FLATS is not ACE reviewed. Does anyone know of schools that offer college credit based on the BYU FLATS exam? Rationale: Once credits posted on an official RA transcript then you can submit the transcript for credit banking.

 

BYU would award credit based on FLATS exams. :dunno:

But there is one problem (from FAQ):

6) Q: I am a native speaker of [language] and would like to receive credit for my language. Can I use these tests for this purpose?
A: At BYU we do not allow native speakers of a given language to receive lower-division credit for that language. We have no jurisdiction over other institutions and their policies for language credit. You should discuss this issue with your institution.
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The other problem is that you have to be a BYU student to get the credits posted on a BYU transcript.

 

It seems that Excelsior awards credit for FLATS:
Excelsior - NYU Foreign Language Exam?
http://www.degreeinfo.com/distance-learning-discussions/8086-excelsior-may-have-decided-accept-flats.html#post73311

 

This does seem unfair - after all I imagine BYU allows students whose native tongue is English to take English courses

 

I believe that college level English courses are at higher level than FLATS exams, there is no credit just for basic reading and writing in English. Or there is? :icon16: