Rosetta Stone, old version - how many credits for Level 1?

[Kris in Wis]

I need to know this ASAP. DD has finished Level 1 of the old version Rosetta Stone, and I'm doing her final transcript. How many credits is it worth? Considering time spent the last 2 years on it (she had other very time-consuming outside community activities), I want to give her 1.5. Too much? Not enough?

I recall hearing one level of the old RS was worth 2 high school years worth, but remembering what I learned in Spanish in 2 years, my dd isn't near that point yet.

Please advise!

Kris in Wis

[Sharon in MD]

We used it for 2 credits. I agree with you though, they are not rigorous credits. I know I learned a lot more in my 2 years than my ds did. But, it suits my needs and purposes which is simply to check the 2 years of high school foreign language box.

Ds wants to study something else for college anyway.

HTH...and no tomatoes please! ;)

[Reya]

I need to know this ASAP. DD has finished Level 1 of the old version Rosetta Stone, and I'm doing her final transcript. How many credits is it worth? Considering time spent the last 2 years on it (she had other very time-consuming outside community activities), I want to give her 1.5. Too much? Not enough?

I recall hearing one level of the old RS was worth 2 high school years worth, but remembering what I learned in Spanish in 2 years, my dd isn't near that point yet.

Please advise!

Kris in Wis

.25. Max. 1.5 is WAY, WAY too much. It's about how much content it has, not how much time she spent on it. That's like giving the first five chapters in a HS algebra book a full Algebra I credit.

RS tried to claim that *because you could spend* two years doing everything, it was worth 2 years of credit. This was EXTREMELY dishonest of them. And foruntately, these claims have disappeared from the website.

[Denise in NE]

As a former Foreign Language teacher, I would say that even one credit would be too generous. This is not a "use alone" curriculum. Our state university won't even count this toward ANY foreign language credit for admission - period- .

Denise in NE

[Colleen]

DD has finished Level 1 of the old version Rosetta Stone, and I'm doing her final transcript. How many credits is it worth? Considering time spent the last 2 years on it (she had other very time-consuming outside community activities), I want to give her 1.5. Too much? Not enough?

Was this her only experience with studying a second language? If so, it seems you don't have much choice and have to award the credit(s) she needs. I don't even think of Rosetta Stone in terms of earning credit, though. My three older boys (ages 13, 10, and 8) all use it for German, but I consider it a fun extra. They'll use other avenues for both German and Spanish ~ programs and/or classes that are more credit-worthy, imo.

[Kris in Wis]

Regardless of credits awarded, we found out earlier she will still need to take a year of language anyway. They just wanted a copy of her final transcript ASAP, so I had to put something.

I have read conflicting opinions of Rosetta Stone. Frankly, my girls liked it a lot! Since both were doing the same program, they would use what they learned conversationally. I do believe the time spent on it warrants some kind of credit, though. They only chose a foreign language because most colleges look for that experience during the high school years.

Thanks again!

Kris in Wis