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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks for the responses.  They only need 1 year of language to graduate high school.  However, I feel like they probably need more years of a class to be eligible/competitive for college admissions.

We have asked around and the question is whether the AP exam can fulfill the "2 years of language" or "4 years of language requirements."  We haven't gotten clear answers.  Just curious if others have run into issues when applying to universities if they only have an AP exam and 1 or 2 years of another language.[/quote]
AP world language credential is precious for admissions consideration and for college credits, whether it is native or non-native.  But colleges know that it is relatively easier for native speakers (especially Spanish speakers) to score a 5, and most dont have the four years of Spanish on their transcript.  That said, there is potential that your student's AP language score 5 achievement would be perceived as native language, and student will have to go out of the way to explain somehow that it is not.  While colleges say they want to see four or three years of world language attainment, they dont disclose the sequence in which world language achievement is evaluated, whether they look for minimum 4 to 3 credits on the transcript and then look for AP level attainment, or the other way around.  If there is interest in pursuing that other language further at least for another two years, then the transcript would show at least 3 credits in same language, and the AP achievement in another language is already there.   Many schools allow earning two three credits through exam only option as well, so look into that option as well especially if they administer exam in the same language as the AP credit already gained. [/quote]

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