Where we foster excellence in education that challenges students of every background
to develop their intellect, character, and abilities; to assist students in achieving
their educational and career goals; and to be responsive to the greater community.
Learn a new language. Explore other cultures. Deepen your global knowledge. Gain important
job skills.
We offer 4 different languages for you to choose from. Our helpful and knowledgeable
faculty guide you through the process of language acquisition and cultural understanding,
and our extracurricular opportunities will further enhance your view of our world.
Our Language Programs
American Sign Language
Intro to Advanced Classes
AA Degree
Arabic
Beginner's Classes
French
Intro to Intermediate Classes
AA Degree
Spanish
Intro to Advanced Classes
AA and AA-T Degree
Transfer Requirement
If you are planning to transfer, you need to complete 2 semesters of a language other
than English.
From that point, enhance your career options by taking more advanced courses and getting
a degree in the language. The benefits include:
Meeting your "Language-Other-Than-English" requirement for transfer.
Get ahead in your career.
Develop the language and cultural skills to help you in your future career in an increasingly
global community.
Develop your current bilingual skills to an academic/professional level.
Why learn a foreign language
Placement Exam:
Who needs to take a placement exam?
If the student speaks Spanish, he/she DOES NOT need to take a placement exam. They
should register to Span 220.
If the student is a Spanish major and speaks Spanish, he/she should register in Spanish
220 NOT Spanish 100.
If the student took two years of Spanish in High School (with a passing grade) he/she
should provide counselor with Transcripts and the counselor should fill out a Prerequisite
Clearance Petition Form and email it to Dr. José Salvador Ruiz at jose.ruiz@imperial.edu
Prerequisite Clearance Petition for Spanish
Non-native students or students that do not Speak Spanish and need to take the Spanish
Placement test must to follow these steps: Please remember that only students trying
to register for Span 110, 200, 210 and 221 (and have not taken the previous class
in the sequence) need to take the placement exam.
Email jose.ruiz@imperial.edu with subject line: Placement exam and the class they
want to take. For example: Placement Exam Span 110
Make sure they use their IVC email when they email Dr. Ruiz.
Wait for an invitation to a Canvas course titles Spanish Placement Exam.
They will receive a password for the exam.
They will have 60 minutes to finish the exam.
Once they take the exam, they must email Dr. Ruiz to let him know they have completed
it.
Dr. Ruiz will notify the results to Norma Núñez and she will input the score in the
database so that the student can register in the desired class.