Most undergraduate students do so by

• having successfully completed the appropriate number of years of language study while in high school (e.g., three years of the same language if you are in a program in the Grainger College of Engineering), or
• having earned the appropriate amount of credit from the AP or IB language exam, or
• completing the appropriate college-level courses.

But there are other ways, too! Read up on the various options for satisfying the General Education language requirement. Feel free to contact PNP if you have any questions.

You MAY NOT sit for a departmental undergraduate-level language proficiency exam if you:

• are a graduate student. (Ask your department how you can fulfill your language requirement, if you have one.)
• have already taken the proficiency exam on a previous occasion.
• are a new undergraduate student wanting to test in French who did not score high enough on the placement test to qualify for the proficiency exam.
• have already earned higher-level college credit in the language. This means, for example, that if you already have credit for a fourth-level course, you cannot take a proficiency exam in order to get credit for the third-level course. "Credit" includes AP credit, IB credit, dual credit, community college credit, and Illinois course credit.
• are not actively enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the current semester.
• are enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an exchange student or another type of non-degree student.

The online Chinese Proficiency Test serves only to fulfill the General Education language requirement. No course placement recommendation is given to those who fail, and no academic credit is awarded to those who pass. If you pass, your Gen Ed language requirement will be marked as "completed."

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR SATURDAY'S EXAM. If you registered, you will receive an email on Friday afternoon with instructions for taking the test. It is scheduled for 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central Time on April 10, 2021.

The next opportunity to test will probably be in August prior to the start of Fall semester. Please check back for updates.

If you don't know what level of proficiency you need to demonstrate in order to satisfy your Gen Ed language requirement, be sure to ask your academic advisor. You must know which test version you want to take before you register for the exam. The level of proficiency you need to demonstrate depends on your college, your department, and your major. You have only one opportunity to take the proficiency test, so before registering to take the exam, make sure you know which test version your academic program requires.

• Version T1 tests for 3 semesters of Chinese, or third-level proficiency
• Version T2 tests for 4 semesters of Chinese, or fourth-level proficiency
• Version T3 tests for 6 semesters of Chinese, or sixth-level proficiency
• Version T4 tests for 8 semesters of Chinese, or eighth-level proficiency

The Chinese Proficiency Test is designed to evaluate your reading, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking skills in Mandarin Chinese and to evaluate those skills independent of Chinese regional dialect, skill level, or character set (i.e., either simplified or traditional). You will be able to choose the character set you prefer before the test begins. To pass, you must demonstrate satisfactory performance in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing in Mandarin Chinese. Superior performance in one skill does not compensate for inadequate performance in another skill. Speaking, however, is optional. If you choose to do the speaking tasks, your speech sample will not count towards your grade on the exam.

If your goal, however, is to continue studying Chinese, you need to take the online Chinese Placement Test, not the proficiency test. A preliminary course placement recommendation will appear as soon as you finish, based on your scores on the multiple-choice listening comprehension and reading comprehension sections. If your speaking and writing performance indicate that the initial placement should be adjusted, you will be informed of this via email shortly before classes start.

• If you are going to be a new freshman or new transfer student for 2021-2022, the placement test will be available in May. Please check back.
• If you are currently enrolled at UIUC, you may self-enroll into the "Chinese Placement Test for Continuing Students" and your placement will be valid for Fall 2021 course enrollment.
  

The French Proficiency Exam is usually offered in a group setting on campus at the beginning of each fall and spring semester and is open to both new and continuing undergraduate students. There is no fee to take the test in the group setting. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, there was no group test in Spring 2021, and we do not yet know whether a group test will be offered in Fall 2021. For now, the exam is offered only on an individual basis at the Testing Center. There is a $45 fee to take it at the Testing Center.

It is not an online exam. This 90-minute test consists of 88 multiple-choice questions that you answer using a Scantron form. It primarily assesses your vocabulary, grammar, writing knowledge, and reading comprehension abilities. It covers material through the fourth level (high intermediate language learning). There is no listening comprehension section, no speaking, and no essay. Strong performance can earn either 4 hours for FR 103 or 8 hours for FR 103 and FR 104.

• If you are a new freshman or new transfer student for the 2020-2021 academic year, you must have earned a qualifying score from the online French Placement Test in order to sit for the proficiency test.
  

• Any student who wishes to take the French Proficiency Test for either course placement or course proficiency credit must first contact SLCL Undergraduate Services to request authorization to sit for the test. Students who attempted it on a prior occasion are not permitted to take it again.
  

• If you are deemed eligible to take the proficiency test, you will then schedule an appointment with the Testing Center. You can put "FR 104" as the course name and number, "Daniel Maroun" as the name of your professor, dmaroun2@illinois.edu as his email address, and 217-333-2020 as his phone number. In the field labeled "Exam Provider Information" you can write "The Testing Center has the exam." If you have questions about your eligibility, contact SLCL Undergraduate Services. Please note that if you test but it is later determined that you were not eligible, your test results will not be processed.
  

If you are a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student who needs only a French course placement recommendation, you can log in with your NetID to take the "French Placement Test for Non-Freshmen" whenever you wish. You will see your results as soon as you finish.

The next opportunity to take the Japanese Placement Test will be in August 2021 prior to the start of Fall classes. Please check back in July for details.

The Japanese Placement Test is offered (usually on campus) at the beginning of every fall and spring semester to both new students and continuing students. It is actually not a proficiency test. You take this test in order to learn which Japanese course you should enroll in to continue your studies of the language. However, if you demonstrate such strong skills that you "place out" of our Japanese courses, that means you have fulfilled the General Education language requirement. No academic credit is awarded. If you pass, your Gen Ed language requirement will be marked as "completed."

The test consists of a short essay (20 minutes), 28 multiple-choice questions for listening comprehension (40 minutes), and 134 multiple-choice questions that primarily assess your vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and writing knowledge (90 minutes). You should budget at least two hours for testing.

Due to COVID-19, the Japanese Placement Test has been given online recently instead of on campus. If this is still required in August 2021, you will need the following in order to take the test:

• a reliable Internet connection for the entire 2- to 3-hour testing period
• a computer system that is compatible with Proctorio
• a webcam
• a good-quality headset for listening comprehension
• the ability to type your written responses in Japanese

The next opportunity to take the Korean Placement Test will be in August 2021 prior to the start of Fall classes. Please check back in July for details.

The Korean Placement Test is offered (usually on campus) at the beginning of every fall and spring semester to both new students and continuing students. It is actually not a proficiency test. You take this test in order to learn which Korean course you should enroll in to continue your studies of the language. However, if you demonstrate such strong skills that you "place out" of our Korean courses, that means you have fulfilled the General Education language requirement. No academic credit is awarded. If you pass, your Gen Ed language requirement will be marked as "completed."

This 2-hour online test is semi-adaptive, which means that your score on one part determines which part you do next. There are 6 parts assessing vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and writing ability. For the writing tasks, you will need to type your responses in Korean. There is also a speaking portion that tests your oral ability from the elementary through the advanced level.

Due to COVID-19, the Korean Placement Test has been given online recently instead of on campus. If this is still required for August 2021, you will need the following in order to test:

• a reliable Internet connection for the entire 2.5-hour testing period
• a computer system that is compatible with Proctorio
• a webcam that is compatible with Proctorio
• a good-quality headset with microphone in order to do the speaking tasks
• the ability to type your written responses in Korean
  

The new, online Spanish Proficiency Exam is offered in a group setting at the beginning of each fall and spring semester and is open to both new and continuing undergraduate students. There is no fee to take the test in the group setting.

The next opportunity to take a group test will be in August 2021 at the start of Fall classes. Please check back in July for details.

Eligible students may choose to take the exam this semester individually (meaning, one-on-one with the proctor) for a $45 proctoring fee using the Testing Center proctors. Be prepared to give one week's advance notice for your desired test date.

Log in here to register for the test. The registration form will determine whether you are eligible to take the proficiency exam. Contact SLCL Undergraduate Services if you have any questions.

The Spanish Proficiency Exam primarily assesses your vocabulary, grammar, writing knowledge, and reading comprehension abilities. It covers material that is taught in our classes through the fourth level (high intermediate language learning). There is no listening comprehension section, no speaking, and no essay. Strong performance can earn either 4 hours for SPAN 130 or 8 hours for SPAN 130 and SPAN 141. Students are allowed to attempt the proficiency exam only once.

PLACEMENT TESTING: If you are not seeking course credit but simply a course placement recommendation, you do not need to take the proficiency exam.

• If you will be a new freshman or new transfer student for 2021-2022, placement testing will open in May for Fall 2021 course enrollment.
  

• If you are a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student, log in here to take the "Spanish Placement Test for Non-Freshmen" whenever you wish. You will see your placement results as soon as you finish.
  

Great! Illinois offers placement and proficiency testing in nearly 40 other languages. Most are given at the beginning of each Fall and each Spring semester. For more information, please contact the professor who is in charge of the language you want to test in.