The following language courses must be taken in sequence. Two credits of the same language meet the foreign language requirement for the advanced transcript.

American Sign Language Level I, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Includes receptive signing, expressive signing, history and culture of Deaf people, language concepts and an emphasis on interactive communication. Skills and concepts are presented so that students will be able to communicate, using American Sign Language, on a give-and-take basis. This is not a course in signed English. While this course satisfies the State of Texas requirements in foreign language for the advanced transcript, each student should check with the college or university of his choice to determine if this course satisfies entrance requirements in foreign language for that institution. (Wilson and Monterey) (3980100)

American Sign Language Level II, Grades 10-12, 1 Credit (3980200), [Regular]
American Sign Language Level III, Grades 10-12, 1 Credit (3980300), [Regular]
These advanced courses in American Sign Language continue the development of skills in receptive signing and expressive signing. Expanded presentations on the history and culture of Deaf people are included in the curriculum. The major emphasis, is on interactive communication in routine situations. These are not courses in signed English. While these courses satisfy the State of Texas requirements in foreign language for the advanced transcript, each student should check with the college or university of his choice to determine if these courses satisfy entrance requirements in foreign language for that institution. Prerequisite: Level I. (Monterey)

French Level 1A, Grades 7-8, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Begins in grade 7 or 8 and is the first half of Level I (graduation credit is not awarded until IB is passed). Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3410100)

French Level 1B, Grades 8-9, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of IA and continues with conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3410100)

French Level 1, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3410100)

French Level II, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of the first level of the language. Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, introduction to literature, and culture such as art, music, foods, and customs of the foreign countries. (3410200)

French Level III, Grades 10-12, 1 Credit, [Honors]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and grammar, videotapes, language games, history, and culture of the foreign countries. (3410300)

French Level III AP, Grades 10-12, 1 Credit, [Advanced Placement]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and grammar, videotapes, language games, history and culture of the foreign countries. As a result of scoring at a designated level on an Advanced Placement exam, students may earn college credit or may test out of a course and advance to the next course, or both. (Lubbock) (A3410100)

French Level IV, V, VI, Grades 11-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Honors]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and composition, history, videotapes, culture of the foreign countries, and some independent study. (IV: 3410400; V 3410500; VI: 3410600)

French Level IV AP, V AP, VI AP, Grades 11-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Advanced Placement]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and composition, history, videotapes, culture of the foreign countries, and some independent study. As a result of scoring at a designated level on an Advanced Placement exam, students may earn college credit or may test out of a course and advance to the next course, or both. (Lubbock) (A3410100)

German Level IA, Grades 7-8, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Is begun in grade 7 or 8 and is the first half of Level I (graduation credit is not awarded until IB is passed). Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3420100)

German Level IB, Grades 8-9, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of IA and continues with conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (34102100)

German Level I, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3420100)

German Level II, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of the first level of the language. Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, introduction to literature, and culture such as art, music, foods, and customs of the foreign countries. (3420200)

German Level III, Grades 10-12, 1 Credit, [Honors]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and grammar, videotapes, language games, history, and culture of the foreign countries. (3420300)

German Level III AP, 1 Credit, [Advanced Placement]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and grammar, videotapes, language games, history and culture of the foreign countries. As a result of scoring at a designated level on an Advanced Placement exam, students may earn college credit or may test out of a course and advance to the next course, or both. (Lubbock) (A3420100)

German Level IV, V, VI, Grades 11-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Honors]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and composition, history, videotapes, culture of the foreign countries, and some independent study. (IV: 3210400; V 3420500; VI: 3420600)

German Level IV AP, V AP, VI AP, Grades 11-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Advanced Placement]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and composition, history, videotapes, culture of the foreign countries, and some independent study. As a result of scoring at a designated level on an Advanced Placement exam, students may earn college credit or may test out of a course and advance to the next course, or both. (Lubbock) (A3420100)

Latin Level IA, Grades 7-8, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Is begun in grade 7 or 8 and is the first half of Level I (graduation credit is not awarded until IB is passed). Includes reading, writing, vocabulary, English derivatives, and culture such as art, music, foods, customs, geography, and history of ancient Rome. (3430100)

Latin Level IB, Grades 8-9, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of IA and continues with reading, writing, vocabulary, English derivatives, and culture such as art, music, foods, customs, geography, and history of ancient Rome. (3430100)

Latin Level I, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Includes reading, writing, vocabulary, English derivatives, and culture such as art, music, foods, customs, geography, and history of ancient Rome. (3430100)

Latin Level II, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of the first level of the language. Includes vocabulary, culture, and introduction to literature such as Livy, Nepos, Caesar, and Ovid. (3430200)

Latin Level III, IV, V, Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Honors]
Includes literature, such as Cicero’s orations, Ovid’s myths, and Virgil’s Aeneid, independent study, culture, and history. (III: 3430300; IV: 3030400; V: 3430500)

Medical Terminology from Latin, Grades 10-12, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Elective, Designed to teach students the specialized words and phrases from the Latin language used in the medical profession. Includes reading and writing of simple Latin expressions, word bases, and affixes, such as those used in physical science, anatomy, and biology, Also includes terminology and abbreviations for medical prescriptions. This is not a fulfillment of a foreign language credit. No prerequisite. (Estacado) (3430700)

Medical Terminology in Spanish, Grades 10-12, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Elective. Designed to teach students to understand Spanish words and phrases relevant to the medical profession. Includes speaking, listening, reading, and writing of simple expressions for communicating on a basic level with Hispanics about medical information. Also includes a study of the diversity of a multicultural society with which workers in the medical profession come in contact. This is not a fulfillment of a foreign language credit. No prerequisite. (Estacado) (3440800)

Spanish Level IA, Grades 7-8, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Is begun in grade 7 or 8 and is the first half of Level I (graduation credit is not awarded until IB is passed). Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3440100)

Spanish Level IB, Grades 7-8, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of IA and continues with conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3440100)

Spanish Level I, Grade 7, 1 Credit, [Regular]
For students in a magnet junior high, provided that the student has had at least three years of Spanish at a magnet elementary, has the recommendation of the elementary Spanish teacher, and elects to take this course instead of Spanish IA. Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (3440100)

Spanish Level I, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, and culture such as art, poetry, music, fables, foods, customs, and geography of the foreign countries. (At Estacado, enrichment with the focus on medical terminology is included.) (3440100)

Spanish Level I-II, Grades 10-12, 2 Credits. Native Language, [Regular]
A one-year course designed for the native speaker of Spanish. Students are selected based on their use of oral Spanish. (3440100 and 3440200)

Spanish Level II, Grades 8-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Begins with a review of the first level of the language. Includes conversation, listening, reading, writing, videotapes, language games, some literature, and culture such as art, music, foods, and customs of the foreign countries. Students who take Level I in grade 7 at a magnet junior high will take this course in grade 8. Spanish II follows either Spanish I or both Spanish IA and IB. (At Estacado, enrichment with the focus on medical terminology is included.) (3440200)

Spanish Level III, Grades 9-12, 1 Credit, [Honors]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and grammar, videotapes, language games, history, and culture of the foreign countries. (At Estacado enrichment with the focus on medical terminology is included.) (3440300)

Spanish Level IV, V, VI, Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Honors]
Includes literature, advanced conversation and composition, history, videotapes, culture of the foreign countries, and some independent study. (IV: 3440400; V: 3440500; VI: 3440600)

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