To earn retro credits, students must take a LANGUAGE course above the first-semester level. The course must be the first college-level language course taken by the student before he/she reaches 30 total credits. Students must earn a grade of B or better in the language-practice course to receive retro-credits.
Starting with courses taken in Fall 2007, the vast majority of retro-credits will be awarded automatically. For example, students who qualify for retro-credits after completing an appropriate language course this Fall 2007 should expect to receive their credits by the beginning of the Spring 2008 semester.
Please note that there will be a group of students who qualify for retro-credits but who will not receive these credits automatically (e.g., students receiving credits for a second foreign language). These students will need to submit a request to their Dean's office.
Up-to-date retroactive credit policy and procedures can be found at the UW Language Institute’s website:
http://languageinstitute.wisc.edu/content/academic_advisors/academic_advisors.htm