Spanish credits - TESC

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I'm thinking about going for Spanish next. Technically I'm a "native speaker" but I haven't used Spanish since I was 15, so I'm a wee bit rusty. What's the most forgiving way to get as many credits as possible from this knowledge? (By forgiving, I mean ability to retest, or have coursework carry a grade like you can with SL)

I'm looking at the TESC catalog and all I see is Elementary Spanish, but that doesn't make sense if they offer a BA in Spanish. They have a list of Foreign Language electives that I don't see in the catalog. Anybody know the scoop?

You can get BIG credit for speaking a foreign language, and it doesn't matter if it's your native language or not- anything other than English counts.

To study: http://www.duolingo.com it's amazing and game changing (like Khan Academy when it first came out) it's nearly identical to Rosetta Stone but free.

You won't be able to use two exams without duplicating credit, so choose 1 exam from this list and go with that. How you're tested, the format, whether or not you speak/listen/read/etc. varies with each exam so I'd pick one that works to your strengths.
All foreign language credits at TESC are humanities/liberal arts- so this is a HUGE chunk toward ANY degree at TESC.

CLEP: worth 3-9 credits based on your score. Cost is $80 plus proctor fee (about $20)
CLEP - College-Level Exam Program
https://clep.collegeboard.org/

NYU exam: worth 4-16 credits based on the test you choose. Cost is $120 up to $400.
*you should check with TESC, but I believe 6 of this comes in as lower level and 8 as upper level which is phenomenal*
TESC's policy NYU Foreign Language Proficiency
Learn about the exam: Testing
-this exam is not ACE evaluated but TESC accepts it. Other schools may not.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Exam: worth 3 to 14 including upper level.
(this exam is ACE evaluated) I think the credit awarded is similar or the same as the NYU exam, but I don't have current cost information- so I can't say how the price compares.
http://www.languagetesting.com/wp-conten...ochure.pdf

EDIT to add: you need 33 credits in Spanish if you want to earn a full BA from TESC in foreign language. That would be hard to do, because even with one of these huge credit exams, you're still talking about half a concentration- so you'd have to locate those courses on your own and transfer them to TESC. My suggestion is that you just use these credits to fill the humanities slot in whatever degree you seek. It will more than do that, and the overflow will be a general education elective - the best kind. If, however, someone can suggest a good source of Spanish courses that can round out this degree, that might be a more marketable way to approach this. I'll look too.