AP Spanish Exam Placement
Effective Catalog Year 2025-2026
|
AP Score |
SPAN Course Placement |
UC Merced Course Credit |
|
AP Spanish Language Exam |
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3 |
SPAN 003/010 |
SPAN 002 |
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4 |
SPAN 004/011 |
SPAN 003 |
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5 |
SPAN 050 or UD SPAN with SPAN 004/011 as prerequisite |
SPAN 004 or SPAN 011 |
|
AP Spanish Literature Exam |
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3 |
SPAN 050 or UD SPAN with SPAN 004/011 as prerequisite |
SPAN 004 or SPAN 011 |
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4 or 5 |
Upper Division SPAN with SPAN 004/011, 050 as prerequisite |
SPAN 050 |
Effective Catalog Year 2024-2025 and Prior
|
AP Score |
SPAN Course Placement |
UC Merced Course Credit |
|
AP Spanish Language Exam |
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|
3 |
SPAN 003/010 |
Units only, no course credit |
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4 |
SPAN 004/011 |
Units only, no course credit |
|
5 |
SPAN 050, 051 or UD SPAN with SPAN 004/011 as prerequisite |
SPAN 004 or SPAN 011 |
|
AP Spanish Literature Exam |
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|
3 |
SPAN 003/010 |
Units only, no course credit |
|
4 or 5 |
Upper Division SPAN with SPAN 004/011, 050 or 051 as prerequisite |
SPAN 004 or SPAN 011, SPAN 050 and SPAN 051 |
Heritage Spanish Speakers
Students who are Heritage Speakers, i.e. grew up speaking Spanish, must enroll in SPAN 010/SPAN 011. Only when SPAN 010/SPAN 011 are full may they be advised/allowed to enroll in SPAN 003/SPAN 004.
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SPAN 010 → If course is full, student may enroll in SPAN 003
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SPAN 011 → If course is full, student may enroll in SPAN 004
Students cannot start one series and finish with the second course of another. For example, if a student takes SPAN 003, they will then have to take SPAN 004.
Heritage Spanish Speakers should not enroll in SPAN 001 or SPAN 002 without consulting with their academic advisor or the World Languages Coordinator, Virginia Adan-Lifante.
Heritage Speakers Who Have Not Taken College-Level Language Courses
Students who are Heritage Speakres, i.e. grew up speaking Spanish, must complete the SPAN 010/011 series.
| May Take | With These High School-Level Language Courses |
| SPAN 010 | 2 Years or Less Of Regular Spanish Courses |
| SPAN 011 | 2 Years of Spanish for Heritage Speakers Courses |
| Upper Division | Contact World Languages Coordinator, Virginia Adan-Lifante, for placement. |
Non-Heritage Speakers Who Have Not Taken College-Level Language Courses
Students who are Non-Heritage Speakers, i.e. did not grow up speaking Spanish, must complete the SPAN 001-SPAN 004 series.
| May Take | With These High School-Level Language Courses |
| SPAN 001 | 1 to 2 Years |
| SPAN 002 | 2 to 3 Years |
| SPAN 003 | 3 to 4 Years |
| SPAN 004 | 4 Years |
| Upper Division | N/A |
