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German Placement

Cutoff Scores and Placement Messages for 2015-2016

Placement into the German courses is based on the student's score on the German Placement Exam. Cutoff scores and placement recommendations are derived in collaboration with the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and are reviewed annually. The policies below apply to all students entering Illinois in Summer 2015, Fall 2015, or Spring 2016.

The online German Placement Exam does not award proficiency credit.

Questions? Contact "Placement & Proficiency" staff by emailing pnp@illinois.edu or by calling 217-244-4437 during business hours.


Test Score

Placement Message
0 - 37 Placed into GER 101
38 - 57 Placed into GER 102
58 - 62 Placed into GER 103
63 - 76 Placed into GER 1041
77 - 83 Placed into GER 2111
84 - 100 Placed into GER 2121

1 If you do not already have college-level credit in German, you may take the German Proficiency Exam in August 2015 or January 2016 prior to enrolling in a German course.