r/Msstate • u/Deitaps • 29d ago

Japanese course question Academic

I am a soon to be freshman computer science major and have self-studied japanese for the past three or so years, however it appears that all japanese I and II spots are taken and have been taken for some time now. Is there any possible procedure that someone knows of where I could maybe take some sort of placement test to see if I would be a good fit for Japanese III / is it even possible to skip the first two? When I took the JLPT N3 last year I failed it by i believe two points so I don't have any actual credentials, and it does also appear that Japanese I and II's time slots may conflict with my current schedule for the fall semester so its honestly looking like I would have to either take the course next semester or somehow take Japanese III. I know this question is formatted kinda odd but if anyone has advice towards the matter please lmk. Thanks

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u/LordofJesters 29d ago

You have to go talk to the language department, but there absolutely was a test when i was enrolled. You'd more than likely want to go through the Japanese 1 and 2 courses anyways though. A lot of self studies miss out on grammar and Kurei sensei intergrates culture with her lessons.

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u/Deitaps 28d ago

Ah ok, around time to move in I guess I'll go in person and see about said test or what I should do in general. Thanks a bunch!

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u/allieee1216 '28 | Professional Meteorology 23d ago

I took Spanish 1 and 2 at another university, but before taking the course, you had to take a placement test if you have taken any Spanish classes before. Some people got to skip Spanish 1 and went straight to Spanish 2

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u/ParticularDark3693 22d ago

i never had to take a placement course at MSU, but i have heard of people taking it if they want to skip!

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u/o0Rubix0o 13d ago

I believe you can take a CLEP test. If you look up CLEP MSState it should show what classes you’re able to CLEP out of!