World Language Course Sequence 2025-26

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Connor

World Language Course Sequence outlines course pathways across freshman to senior years, including Auxiliary Spanish, Academic and Honors options for Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Ancient Greek, Latin, and American Sign Language. It specifies advancement and eligibility rules for moving from Academic to Honors, plus placement requirements within Honors. The document details AP and IB requirements, including exam participation limits, and provides AP and IB fee structures. It also lists incoming freshman language options with prerequisites, placement test dates, and Spanish placement exam goals for Spanish 1/1H, 2, and 2H.

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Course Sequence

Prerequisite and Advancement Policy

AP and IB Course Requirements and Fees

World Language Options for Incoming Freshman

Placement Requirements for Spanish

Placement Exam Goals (español 1 honores, español 2, español 2 honores)

WORLD LANGUAGE COURSE SEQUENCE | | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Auxiliary Spanish Academic Spanish Honors Spanish
Academic French | Spanish 1AUX | Spanish 2AUX | Spanish 3 AUX | | | | | | | | | | Spanish 1 | Spanish 2 | Spanish 3 | Spanish 4 | | | | | | | | | Spanish 1H | Spanish 2H1 | Spanish 3H | Spanish IB SL | | | | | Spanish IB SL | AP Spanish Language | | | | | Spanish IB HL1 | Spanish IB HL 2 | | | | | | | | | French 1 | French 22 | French 3 | French 4 | | Honors French
Honors Mandarin Chinese
Honors Classical Greek | | | | | | | French 1 H | French 2 H | French 3H
French IB HL 1 | French 5HAP French French IB SL
French IB HL 2 | | | | | | | | | Mandarin Chinese 1H | Mandarin Chinese 2H | AP Chinese Language Mandarin Chinese 3H | AP Chinese Language Mandarin Chinese IB SL | | | | | | | | | Ancient Greek 1H | Ancient Greek 2H | Ancient Greek 3H Classical Greek IB SL | | | Honors Latin
American Sign Language | | | | | | | Latin 1H | Latin 2H | Latin 3H
Latin IB HL 1 | Latin IB SL
Latin IB HL 2 | | | | | | | | | Sign Language 1 | Sign Language 2 | Sign Language 3 | Sign Language 4 | | | | | | | * Prerequisite Policy to move from Academic to Honors classes: Requires an “A” both semesters & a passing score on the placement exam. Advancing within Honors: Must have a B or higher second semester. AP AND IB COURSES All students enrolled in AP or IB classes are required to take the corresponding exam. Students may only sit for the exams if they are registered in the class at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. We do not allow students to challenge other exams. There are fees associated with both AP and IB classes. AP FEES AP exams are $105* per exam *cost of 2024 exam. IB FULL DIPLOMA Program Fee $350 Activity Fee $150 Test fee- $123 per test IB COURSE CANDIDATES Program Fee—$100 for one course, and $50 for each additional course to maximum of $250 Activity fee—$50 Test Fee—$123 per test WORLD LANGUAGE OPTIONS FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN Mandarin Chinese 1H No prior knowledge of Chinese is required. Honors placement is based on HSPT scores. French 1 or 1H No prior knowledge of French is required. Honors placement is based on HSPT scores. Ancient Greek 1H No prior knowledge of Greek is required. Honors placement is based on HSPT scores. Latin 1H No prior knowledge of Latin is required. Honors placement is based on HSPT scores. Spanish 1, 1Aux, 1H or 2H No prior knowledge of Spanish is required for Spanish 1 or 1A. Placement in 1H, 2, and 2H is based on the Spanish Placement Test. Spanish 1A is reserved for ASP students. American Sign Language No prior knowledge of American Sign Language is required. Students with advanced language proficiency in a language other than Spanish may be tested for higher levels. Please make arrangements with the department chair, Tom Gerlach in advance of the testing date. Placement exams for Spanish (or advanced levels in other languages) will be held on April 14 and April 24, 2025, at 3:00pm in the Academic Services Center (S Building), 2nd floor REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENT INTO SPANISH 1H, 2, AND 2H Placement Exam (español 1 honores) Goal: Demonstrate that you have successfully learned to: | • talk about what clothes you want to buy
• say what you wear in different seasons
• use tener expressions
• use stem-changing verbs: e➞ie
• use direct object pronouns
• describe places and events in town | • talk about types of transportation
• say what you are going to do
• order from a menu
• use the verb ver, ir a + infinitive
• use stem changing verbs: o➞ue
• use stem-changing verbs: e➞i | | --- | --- | Placement Exam (español 2) Goal: Demonstrate that you have successfully learned to: | • talk about a typical day
• talk about your daily routine while on vacati

FAQs

What are the requirements to move from Academic to Honors Spanish or other Honors classes?

Moving from Academic to Honors requires an “A” in both semesters plus a passing score on the placement exam.

What are the rules for advancing within Honors?

Advancing within Honors requires a B or higher in the second semester.

Do AP and IB students have to take the corresponding exams, and can they challenge other exams?

Students enrolled in AP or IB courses must take the corresponding exam. Students may only sit for exams if they are registered in the class at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, and challenging other exams is not allowed.

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Connor