Can self studying a language in highschool count towards college credit?

The short answer is no. When you take a foreign language in high school, colleges are able to rely on the fact that you learned the language well enough pass the classes. If you are studying a language on your own, they have no way to verify what you have learned.

It's possible that some colleges may have an exam that you can take to prove your foreign language skills; however, I don't know of any colleges that do that.

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