Placement Exams
Winter Quarter 2025
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
All students: See the Languages and Applied Linguistics website, for placement information.
FRENCH LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, please schedule an appointment with Lecturer Renée Cailloux (rcaillou@ucsc.edu). Written placement examination will be administered. See the Languages and Applied Linguistics website for office hours and locations.
GERMAN LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, please schedule an appointment with Lecturer Sarah Schuchard (sschucha@ucsc.edu). See the Languages and Applied Linguistics website for office hours and locations.
HEBREW LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, please schedule an appointment with Lecturer Galia Stein-Rosen (gsteinro@ucsc.edu). See Languages and Applied Linguistics website for office hours and location.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
Continuing students: for Priority Enrollment, please schedule an appointment with Lecturer Tonia Principe (prencipe@ucsc.edu). See the Languages and Applied Linguistics website for office hours and locations.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
All students: for Priority See the Languages and Applied Linguistics website for placement information.
MATH PLACEMENT
Information on Math Placement at UCSC is available here.
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 exam and can be taken at any time. The website for the Spanish placement examination is https://spanishplacement.ucsc.edu/. NOTE: Prior to taking the Spanish placement assessment, all students must enroll in the Canvas Placement Module. It takes 3 to 4 days for your exam results to be posted—make sure you complete the placement exam a minimum of one week prior to your designated appointment time for Advance Enrollment.
SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
See Languages and Applied Linguistics website for placement guidelines.
Revised: 11/07/24
