NOTE: The equivalent thereof, means, for example, that if a student has studied Spanish below the college level and is given credit for college-level work by testing or some other means, these credits may be counted toward the required 18 hours. Fluent native speakers of Spanish who would not profit from first-year and second-year Spanish courses may be granted up to 12 semester credit hours in Spanish; but they may become members only by successful completion of six additional credit hours of Spanish courses at the junior or senior level, as well as by fulfillment of all other requirements.