Rancho Bernardo High offers: Spanish, French, and German
TIPS:
Choose the amount of language courses to meet your university/career goals. Make sure counselor signs off on your plan.
Students are encouraged NOT to take a quarter off. Start language when one can finish it consecutively. Don't take off a quarter. When a student takes a quarter off he/she forgets a lot. Try not to do this, please.
There is no summer school for World Language
If wanting to skip up level students must get a teacher recommendation and/or take the placement test with his/her RBHS counselor.
One must take the same language for the course of study. In other words, one can't take Spanish 1-2 then French1-2 to meet a two year requirement.
Feel free to take more than one language, if you have time in your schedule.
Native speakers? Do not take the first year course; it may not be challenging enough. Which level is appropriate? The counselor will give you a placement test. Email him or her at RBHS Counselors
Students who have completed some language at middle school should click here.
How much World Language do I need?
...to be able to submit an application to UC/University of California schools? UCSD, UCLA, UCSB, UCI, UCR...
2 years of SAME language, but 3 or more recommended. See the actual requirements here
...to be able to submit an application to State/State of California schools? SDSU, SMSU, CSULB, CSUF...
2 years of SAME language, but 3 recommended. See actual requirements here.
...to apply to private universities or out-of-state universities?
varies by school/university. Please see your counselor or visit The Bronco Center
..to graduate high school?
None (Surprising, isn't it!?)
...to apply to community college?
None
Recommended Sequence of courses:
Spanish
SPN1 SPN2 (1st year - recommended for students who have not taken language yet)
SPN3 SPN4 (A-G: 2nd year - required)
SPN5 SPN6 (A-G: 3rd year - recommended)
SPN7 SPN8 (A-G: 4th year - required to obtain California Biliteracy Seal)
SPN9 SPN10 + AP1 AP2 (Spanish 9-10 must be taken in the fall semester, in conjunction with AP Spanish taken in the spring semester of the same school year)
Please email your Spanish Teacher for questions:
Profe Egan: gegan@powayusd.com Profe Ludwig: dludwig@powayusd.com
Profe Martín: emartin@powayusd.com Profe Neldon: tneldon@powayusd.com
Profe Rizzo: krizzo@powayusd.com (Fall Semester Only)
Profe Sevilla: esevillaguzman@powayusd.com
Señor Spylios: dspylios@powayusd.com (Spring Semester Only)
German
GER 1 GER 2 (1st year - recommended for students who have not taken language yet)
GER 3 GER 4 (A-G: 2nd year - required)
GER 5 GER 6 (A-G: 3rd year - recommended)
GER 7 GER 8 (A-G: 4th year - required to obtain California Biliteracy Seal)
AP German only offered with teacher permission.
Please e-mail Frau Knoy for questions.
French
FRN 1 FRN2 (1st year - recommended for students who have not taken language yet)
FRN 3 FRN4 (A-G: 2nd year - required)
FRN 5 FRN6 (A-G: 3rd year - recommended)
FRN 7 FRN8 (A-G: 4th year - required to obtain California Biliteracy Seal)
AP French is not offered at this time
Please e-mail Madame Gallo for questions.