Excelsior - NYU Foreign Language Exam?

[wb.john]

I can't believe that you found a test for so many languages which costs less than a CLEP!

Waiting for the results is hard. How long did they say it would take to get your score?

From reading BYU quickly and your experience, it sounds like it is similar to the CLEP. This may mean that the BYU would not duplicate credit for the ACTFL. What do you think?

I know! Isn't it great? Especially for those curious folk who take an interest in languages such as Maori and Navajo.

Some where on their website is an option to put in a request for new exams. I requested Malay, Esperanto and Tausug. Oops... I forgot to request Javanese.

I initially found the exams using this resource:
Foreign Language Assessment Directory
which seems like a fairly comprehensive list of language exams, for credit, or otherwise.

I'm guessing about two weeks for the score. I'm fairly certain it wouldn't duplicate the ACTFL, as there is no speaking segment.

I looked it up with the link that you provided to the exams and the FAQ implies that native speakers are barred from taking them.

[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][SIZE="2"]6) [SIZE="3"][SIZE="2"]Q: I am a native speaker of [language] and would like to receive credit for my language. Can I use these tests for this purpose?
A: At BYU we do not allow native speakers of a given language to receive lower-division credit for that language. We have no jurisdiction over other institutions and their policies for language credit. You should discuss this issue with your institution.[/SIZE][/SIZE] [/SIZE][/SIZE][/COLOR]

I think that this would limit the testing range and thus the upper credits that an outside institution would award. Did you check with your school how they'll credit you?

W.

Well, I'm not a native speaker. I haven't inquired as to how Excelsior will treat this exam. I'm still in the application process. I am going off second hand information that I found somewhere on the internet.

Excelsior may have decided to accept FLATS - DegreeInfo Distance Learning - online degree forum

If I was a native speaker, I would probably just take the test and not tell any one that I was a native speaker.

I imagine if you told them you were a native speaker, they would allow you to take the exam, but it would be up to your own college to decide to grant you credit for it or not.