The department no longer uses preference selection for its language courses.
Mandatory Placement Exam Information – For those who have not yet studied Spanish at Yale or have never studied Spanish before. There are three situations in which students are exempted from taking the placement exam:
• You are a true beginner (meaning you have never studied Spanish before). You may enroll in SPAN 110 directly.
• You received a 5 on the AP Spanish Language OR Literature exam. (You may enroll in any L5 language or literature course)
• You received a 6 on the high-level IB exam (You may enroll in any L5 language or literature course)
For more information, read our Placement Exam FAQ here.
Registration Information for Yale College Students
Incoming first-year and transfer students will register on August 21 from 1:00-3:00pm. You can find more information here.
The add/drop period opens August 26 at 8:00am and closes September 10 at 5:00pm.
To register for a Spanish language course, add the course section to your registration worksheet in Yale Course Search. You may enroll in any open spot within your placement level.
University Registration Website (for general instruction, deadlines, FAQ)
For questions related to Spanish language course registration only, please contact the Coordinator of the relevant section for L1-L4. (L1, SPAN 110: Sarah Glenski; L2, SPAN 120: Mayte López; L3, SPAN 130: Noelia Sánchez-Walker; L4, SPAN 140: Ian Russell). For L5 please contact the instructor of the course.
Questions related to Portuguese course registration: giseli.tordin@yale.edu
For general registration inquiries or technical difficulties, please contact the University Registrar’s Office, registrar@yale.edu.