The following guidelines would help students place themselves correctly in the SPA 313 course. Students who have finished high school in a Spanish- speaking country where Spanish was the language of instruction are not allowed to take any course lower than SPA 412. Students who have spent two or more years in a Spanish-speaking country should start at the SPA 314 level or SPA 412, in case they have also had extensive written practice in the language. Students coming from a bilingual background where Spanish was spoken at home should enroll in the special bilingual track SPA 315. 5. For students who did poorly on the diagnostic test and still want to stay in the course, we suggest that they get a tutor.
Every instructor keeps at least three hours a week to help students outside of class.
Students should take advantage of this opportunity to receive instructor help. Another form of communicating with teachers is via e-mail or telephone. Failure to attend class deprives students of valuable guidance from their professor and valuable interaction with their classmates. It may also result in misunderstood and missed assignments. A student who exceeds 2 absences or 6 hour of class without written justification will fail the course .