IV. Spanish Language Placement

1. Initial Placement: The default placement for Spanish coursework at NSC is SPAN 113: Elementary Spanish I. No placement exam is required to enroll in SPAN 113. Heritage Speakers who have regressed in Spanish read and writing skills may self-place into SPAN 226.
2. Raising Initial Spanish Placement: Students who wish to place into a higher course may take a placement exam to determine the appropriate course placement. Placement exams are available to NSC students via Canvas in the Spanish Language Placement course shell.
   1. Students may take each level of the test or take the specific test they believe is suitable for their level of mastery. A score of 75% or higher is required to pass a level.
   2. NSC offers six placement exams, corresponding with SPAN 113, SPAN 114, SPAN 213, SPAN 214, SPAN 301, and SPAN 302. The course placement will correspond to the lowest level exam passed. For instance, if a student passes the exam for SPAN 213 but does not pass the exam for SPAN 214, the student will be placed into SPAN 213.
   3. Placement exams are for course placement purposes only. Students do not earn college credits for passing an exam.
   4. Students are encouraged to complete the Spanish Language Placement exam as early as possible. Course enrollment changes are dependent upon the availablity of seats in the appropriate course, and may not be possible in the immediately upcoming term.