Placement Exams

Spring 2013 Quarter

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.

CHINESE LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see Chinese instructors during their office hours. See the Language Program web site: http://language.ucsc.edu for office hours and locations.

FRENCH LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the French instructors during their office hours. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.

GERMAN LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the German instructors during their office hours. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.

HEBREW LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the Hebrew instructors during their office hours. 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. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.

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.

March 20, 1:00-2:30 p.m., 145 Humanities Building 1.
Arrive promptly at 1:00 p.m. Written exam and short oral interview.

PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the Portuguese instructors during their office hours. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, see the Russian instructors during their office hours. See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for office hours and locations.

SPANISH LANGUAGE
Any student interested in taking Spanish must take the placement examination, even if you've never studied Spanish before. The placement exam is an online examination and can be taken at any time. The url for the Spanish placement examination is: http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/~test/. Note: It takes 3-4 days for your examination results to be posted; make sure you complete the placement examination a minimum of one week prior to your designated appointment time for Advance Enrollment.

SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
See the Language Program web site, http://language.ucsc.edu, for self-placement guidelines