Eligibility to enroll in any SPAN 1A through SPAN 5 course at UCI, will be based on the result of that Placement Test. Students who have already met the university-wide language breadth requirement for graduation with either SAT II scores or Advanced Placement exams, and plan to enroll in a Spanish course at UCI, are still required to take the Spanish Placement Test. Students cannot earn units or grade points at UCI in courses from which they have been exempt on the basis of Advanced Placement credit, even if the Placement Test result recommends enrollment in such a level.
Placement testing is offered throughout the summer and the academic year.
Students cannot earn units or grade points at UCI for courses they have completed previously, even if the placement result recommends enrollment in such a level. A student who places into SPAN 2C, AND whose home language is Spanish, is encouraged to enroll in SPAN 5, Spanish for Native Speakers , instead.