Foreign Language requirement question
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Anonymous
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DC in MS said MCPS changed the FL requirement such that you now have to have 4 years of the same FL, that if you switch mid year, you have to take additional FL classes to makeup for the switch.
Example Kid takes Spanish A, B and 2 in MS, then 3 in freshman year - 3 years Kid wants to take Latin in Sophmore year - 1 yr That totals 4 years of FL. My understanding is that you have to take up to 4 years (level A/B, 2, 3, 4) of FL, but I thought you could take a different FL at some point. There are some kids in DC's Spanish 2B class who started out taking French but then switched to Spanish. But now, DC says MCPS changed it such that you must take the same FL all four years. But according to MCPS grad requirements, starting from class of 2025 (DC is class of 2026), it says "2 credits in the same world language AND 2 credits in elective courses" https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/0358.22_GraduationAtAGlance_Classof2025%20(1).pdf Anyone know for sure? Of course, I will ask MCPS, but DC said this is what the counselor told them in class when scheduling HS courses. I don't want to ask the same counselor who said this. Or maybe DC misheard, but DC said they asked other kids in the class if this is what they heard, and they all said yes. Anyone know? TIA |
Anonymous
| The state made a change to the graduation requirements recently so that students now need two credits of the same world language in order to graduate high school. |
Anonymous
OP here.. ok, so it's 2 yrs of the same language, and not 4 yrs of the same language? TIA |
Anonymous
Neither MCPS nor MD require 4 years to graduate, but competitive colleges want to see at least 4 years of progression in a language. |
Anonymous
ah.. so from an MCPS graduation requirement, it's only two years of FL, but from a competitive college "requirement", they want to see 4 yrs of the same language. Thank you! |
Anonymous
My son goes to a competitive school and only took 2.5 years of Spanish. He had many other strengths. While 4 years is typical, there is some flexibility. |
Anonymous
| For MCPS, the 2 years may be in Middle School. Colleges are looking at HS |
Anonymous
| The change was 2 years of the SAME language. If they took the two years in MS it stills counts, assuming they passed. That said, colleges would like to see some foreign language taken in HS. There is some flexibility on whether it needs to be continuous progression from MS or more than 2yrs if started in Hs. |
Anonymous
Not anymore. Our latest communication from the MS principal for HS registration is that the 2 years' FL must be in HS, regardless of your MS years of HS-level FL. |
Anonymous
I can’t even tell if the FL is required anymore. They mentioned Program Completer options of which 2 years of the same foreign language seemed to be one options. That said the traditional math ( Alg & Geometry), language classes, and Technology from MS still counted for HS credit. |
Anonymous
It doesn´t make sense that they would change that for students already enrolled in MS FL |
Anonymous
Can you post the principal’s message? |
Anonymous
Nothing changes. You can continue with your MS language for two more HS years. Or, switch to a different la |
Anonymous
*language. |
Anonymous
| I’m so confused. So do kids need 2 or 3 years of world language? Do they all have to be taken in HS? Why are the MS course bulletins still showing HS credit for taking world language in grades 6, 7, and 8? |