No in the 7th grade when I took intro french the teacher was mistakenly giving us the french 1 material, so she decided to let us move into french 1 in the second semster. Everything goes smoothly until half way through 9th grade when I get my credit sheet and it says I didn't get a credit for the first semester of french 1 and I need three credits in one foriegn language to get an advanced deiploma.
TL:DR : I never took the first half of french 1 and am doing it this year.
edit: Sorry for the distraction.