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Challenge Exam FAQ

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Italian

  • The challenge exam allows BYU students to receive graded credit for their proficiency in French for the following courses without taking them:

    CourseCredits
    French 101 (1st Year French Part 1)4
    French 102 (1st Year French Part 2)4
    French 201 (Intermediate French Part 1)4
    French 211R (2nd Year Conversation)2
    French 311R (3rd Year Conversation)2

    Note: These classes are not required for and provide no credit toward the Language Certificate, Minor, or Major.

  • Any student in FREN 321.

    If you have questions about eligibility please contact the French and Italian Department at (801) 422-2209 or french_italian@byu.edu.

  • No, students are not allowed to challenge BYU language classes they have already taken.

  • You can take the Challenge Exam in FREN 321. You must be enrolled for the whole semester.

  • Your grades for 211R and 311R come only from your score on the OPIc.

  • The exam is offered once per semester, near the beginning of the semester (F/W) or term (Sp/Su).

  • The challenge exam focuses on foundational grammar and vocabulary taught in 100- and 200-level classes on campus. There are also sections to evaluate listening comprehension and reading comprehension.

  • Concerted effort in your current language course should prepare you for the written and speaking sections of the exam.

    If you would like more information about the OPIc and WPT please see the following information.

    What are the OPIc and WPT?

    The Oral Proficiency Interview Computer (OPIc) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) is an online exam that determines your proficiency in spoken French based on functions defined by the ACTFL proficiency scale.

    Recommendations

    You may take the OPIc and WPT beginning on the day after the Add/Drop deadline, however, we encourage you to sign up to take the OPIc and WPT on different days. The OPIc takes about half an hour and the WPT can be a little bit longer than that. Here are some resources and descriptions of the:
    OPIc: https://cls.byu.edu/exams/opic
    WPT: https://cls.byu.edu/exams/wpt

If you have more questions please contact the French and Italian Department at (801) 422-2209 or french_italian@byu.edu.

  • The challenge exam allows BYU students to receive graded credit for their proficiency in ITAL for the following courses without taking them:

    CourseCredits
    Italian 101 (1st Year Italian Part 1)4
    Italian 102 (1st Year Italian Part 2)4
    Italian 201 (Intermediate Italian Part 1)4
    Italian 211R (2nd Year Conversation)2
    Italian 311R (3rd Year Conversation)2

    Note: These classes are not required for and provide no credit toward the Language Certificate, Minor, or Major.

  • Any student enrolled in ITAL 321 course.

    If you have questions about eligibility, please contact the French and Italian Department at (801) 422-2209 or french_italian@byu.edu

  • You can take the challenge exam to receive credit for classes lower than the level you are currently in. For example:

    • A student taking 321 can take the challenge exam for 101, 102, 201, 211R, and 311R (16 credits).

  • No, students are not allowed to challenge BYU language classes they have already taken.

  • You must take the exam in ITAL 321.

    If you have not yet taken the Challenge Exam for Covid-related circumstances or are currently in Italian classes and have still not taken it, contact the department immediately.

  • For ITAL 211R and 311R, your Italian 321 instructor will award this credit through evaluation of class participation.

  • The exam is offered once per semester, near the beginning of the semester (F/W) or term (Sp/Su).

  • Concerted effort in your current language course should prepare you for the written and speaking sections of the exam.

    If you would like more information about the OPIc and WPT please see the following information.

    What are the OPIc and WPT?

    The Oral Proficiency Interview Computer (OPIc) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) is an online exam that determines your proficiency in spoken French based on functions defined by the ACTFL proficiency scale.

    Recommendations

    You may take the OPIc and WPT beginning on the day after the Add/Drop deadline, however, we encourage you to sign up to take the OPIc and WPT on different days. The OPIc takes about half an hour and the WPT can be a little bit longer than that. Here are some resources and descriptions of the:
    OPIc: https://cls.byu.edu/exams/opic
    WPT: https://cls.byu.edu/exams/wpt

If you have more questions please contact the French and Italian Department at (801) 422-2209 or french_italian@byu.edu.