The World Language Department will award Prior Learning Credit to students who meet the following academic or prior learning criteria:
- Students who have taken a year of high school level world language may be placed into the 122 level of the language offered at Big Bend Community College. If the student completes the 122 level of the language at the college and earns a 3.0 grade point or higher, the student will be awarded the same grade point for the 121 level of that world language. Students must have instructor approval to enroll.
- Students who have taken two years of high school level world language may be placed into the 123 level of the language offered at Big Bend Community College. If the student completes the 123 level of the language at the college and earns a 3.0 grade point or higher, the student will be awarded the same grade point for the 121 level and the 122 level of that world language. Students must have instructor approval to enroll.
- Students who have earned the Washington Seal of Biliteracy on their high school transcript will be awarded 5 credits of first-year World Language, if requested. Students may request this by visiting the BBCC Prior Learning webpage and completing the request form under the Washington Seal of Biliteracy section.
Prior learning credit is awarded based on a student’s performance, a grade point of 3.0 or higher, in the first language class that the student attempts at Big Bend Community College. A student that takes 122 and then 123 will be awarded prior learning credit for 121 if they satisfy the student performance requirement in 122. A student who takes 122 twice and receives a 3.0 grade in their second attempt but not their first attempt will not receive prior learning credit for 121.