Retroactive Credit
If you grew up speaking or have previously studied French, German, or Spanish, take our free language placement test and earn up to 12 hours of college credit, which can save you hundreds, and potentially thousands, of dollars in tuition fees!
Are you proficient in a language other than French, German, or Spanish? Email languages@tntech.edu to learn more about how you can learn credit by taking an exam in that language.
How It Works ›
1. Take One Test
- Administered by Rosetta Stone
- Students request our free, online placement exam by filling out the form below. We do the rest!
- Students complete test at their convenience (pre-advising)
- Results are immediate and evaluates grammar, vocabulary, and reading proficiency
- A short survey helps us learn student background, context of results
2. Take One Class
- Department provides students with placement recommendation and override permit for current (or upcoming) semester
- Highest placement is F/G/S 3010 or 3020
- Students must complete the course they place into with a C or better
- Performance justifies PLC award
3. Earn up to 12 credit hours for FREE!
- Students earn credit for the courses they skipped
- Includes 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 3010, and 3020.
- Award is not automatic. Students (or advisors) must request the award after final grades are posted.*
*You can only receive free credit through Tennessee Tech after completing a higher-level language course at Tennessee Tech, not at another school. If you already have language credit from another college or university and have transferred that credit to Tech, you won’t need retrocredit. However, you may want to take the placement test just to make sure you’re ready for the next level here at Tennessee Tech University.
- Request the Retroactive Credit Placement Test »
Ready to start the process? Start here! Request the retroactive credit placement test and receive your placement in a course as high as 3010 or 3020! Note: If you have already taken the placement test and completed the course you were placed in, you must make a request for the credit to be awarded by filling out the form below.
- I've completed an upper-level course and would like to collect my free retrocredit
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If you’ve completed the upper-level course you were placed in following your placement test, collect your free retrocredit by filling out this form! Note: This form is only for courses taken at Tennessee Tech.