Placement Exams
Placement Exams
Language placement exams are necessary for students who have not passed the prerequisite UCSC course. Students do not take a placement exam when enrolling at level 1 in a language they have never studied, EXCEPT FOR SPANISH. Students must take the placement exam to gain entry into Spanish level 1. Students who have had language instruction prior to UCSC must take the placement exam if they intend to continue study in that language.
CHEMISTRY
The Chemistry Self Assessment is now available online in UCSC's eCommons. For information on the assessment, go to: http://undergrad.pbsci.ucsc.edu/advising/exams/chemexam.html
CHINESE LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the Chinese instructors during their office hours for placement. See Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.
Sept. 25, 10:00 –11:30 a.m., see faculty in 113 Cowell. Heritage speakers only, please see faculty in 212 and 222 Cowell.
FRENCH LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the French instructors during their office hours for placement. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.
Sept. 26, 1:00 –1:30 p.m., see faculty in 131 Cowell. Orientation begins promptly at 1:00 p.m. (a brief orientation to French study at UCSC); individual exams will begin immediately after the orientation (interviews are 10-15 minutes in faculty offices at Cowell). Students will sign up for an exam time slot during the orientation session.
GERMAN LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the German instructors during their office hours for placement. See Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.
Sept. 25, 1:00 –2:00 p.m., see faculty in 250 Humanities and Social Sciencel. Approximately 15 minutes to complete the interview-style placement exam.
HEBREW LANGUAGE
No placement exam is required for entry into Hebrew 1. Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see Hebrew instructor during office hours for placement into level 4. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu for office hours and locations.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the Italian instructors during their office hours for placement. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.
Sept. 27, 12:00 –3:00 p.m., Cowell Senior Commons.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the Japanese instructors during their office hours. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.
Sept. 25, 10:00 –11:30 a.m., see faculty in 134. Arrive promptly at 10:00 a.m. Written exam and short oral interview.
MATHEMATICS
The Mathematics Placement Exam will be offered online in UCSC's Education Commons & Collaborative Learning Environment, eCommons, during several testing periods. For information on the exam go to: http://undergrad.pbsci.ucsc.edu/advising/exams/mpe.html.
MUSIC
The Music Core Curriculum Placement Exam will be offered Sept. 25 from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Music Center Recital Hall.
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
No placement exam is necessary for entry into Portuguese 1A. Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the Portuguese instructor during office hours for placement into Portuguese 60A. See Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
No placement exam is required for entry into Russian 1. Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see Russian instructor during office hours for placement into level 4. See Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.
SPANISH LANGUAGE
The placement exam is an online exam and can be taken at any time. The Spanish placement exam is at www.ic.ucsc.edu/%7etest/. Note: It takes three to four days to post exam results. Make sure you complete the placement exam a minimum of one week prior to your designated appointment time for Advance Enrollment.
See information posted at http://language.ucsc.edu. Once at this site, click on Placement at the top of the screen, and then select Spanish for Spanish Speakers to view the Self-Placement Guidelines for SpSS.
