Foreign Language Achievement Tests (FLATS)

Policy for credit and/or grades based on Foreign Language Achievement Testing Services (FLATS) and the Language Challenge Exam* 

For languages only offered through the Center for Language Studies:

1. BYU students may take a test offered by the BYU Foreign Language Achievement Testing Services (FLATS) for 12 pass/fail credits (or the equivalent of 101, 102, 201).

2. A BYU student who has taken a test offered by the FLATS for a given language may later replace those 12 pass/fail credits with graded credits and potentially earn graded credit for 202 by:

• Enrolling in and passing the advanced 330 course for the target language, and
• Successfully completing the Challenge Exam as described in the 330 course for that language.

Students who successfully challenge the 16 credits will still have the option to accept or reject their graded credits. If they accept the graded credits, they will need to pay the administration fees associated with accepting the graded credits. Students may NOT accept graded credit from a challenge exam for lower-division courses they have already completed.

How this differs from the previous policy:

Traditionally, tests offered through FLATS were primarily available to students at other institutions. While BYU students were able to take the FLATS, those who did so were prohibited from receiving graded credit if they later enrolled in the advanced 330 language course.

*For languages offered through another department, please contact the language department directly to find out their policy on FLATS or language Challenge Exams: