Where and when are placement exams offered?
Placement exams in Spanish and French will be given in Room 201 of the Language Resource Center (LRC). The LRC's location, with a map, can be found on our home page ("Home" in the navigation menu above).

Scheduled exam times for Spring 2008 are:

Do I need to pre-register to take a placement exam in French or Spanish?
Registration is not required; you may walk in during any of the hours the test is given. There is no limit to the amount of time you may spend on the test, but no one will be admitted after the posted closing time.

Can I take the placement exam multiple times until I get the score I want?
No. The placement exam is administered once per student; in exceptional cases, such as an error in processing the exam results, retakes will be permitted.

What about placement exams in languages other than French and Spanish?
Exams in languages other than Spanish and French will be administered in their home departments, which students should contact directly for information and registration.

How will I know how I did on the placement exam?
You will learn your score in the LRC immediately after you complete the exam. Once you've learned your score you may still wish to meet with an advisor in your language department before classes begin to discuss placement. A test score by itself does not automatically require that you enroll at a certain level.

What does my placement score mean?
For detailed information on interpreting your placement exam results, please take a look at the following documents for French and Spanish.