Who has to take the Brown placement exam?
Anyone who has had previous coursework in Spanish before beginning Spanish at Brown must take the Brown Placement Exam UNLESS s/he has presented AP recent SAT II scores (however, those who received an AP score of 3 or under and have no SAT II score should also take the Brown Placement Exam). Students with substantial non-academic contact with Spanish (living abroad, speaking Spanish at home) should also take the exam before entering a Spanish course.
Any freshman who has had previous coursework in French before beginning French at Brown must take the Brown placement exam UNLESS s/he has presented AP scores or recent SAT II scores. (However, those who received an AP score of 3 or under and have no SAT II score should also take the Brown placement exam.)Students with substantial non-academic contact with French (living abroad, speaking French at home).Upper-classmen who were enrolled in a French course at Brown last year and who did a French program during the summer.
