Testing in Less Commonly Studied Languages

Chinese Placement Testing is done online and will re-open in May. At that time, you will be able to log into the test here.

Currently enrolled students can self-enroll into the "Chinese Placement Test for Continuing Students".

The Chinese Proficiency Exam is generally offered in the Fall and Spring. Advance registration is required.

For general information about the test, please visit the department's webpage.

New freshmen and new transfer students can log into the test here once placement testing opens in May.

Currently enrolled students who wish to be tested for either course placement or proficiency credit should contact Mr. Webster to schedule a testing appointment. 
 

Ms. Leslie Davison
PHONE: 217-244-5786
EMAIL: ldp@illinois.edu

Dr. Eugene Avrutin
PHONE: 217-333-7978
EMAIL: eavrutin@illinois.edu 

New freshmen and new transfer students can log in here to take the placement test once placement testing opens in May.

Students who wish to test for proficiency credit should contact Dr. Traill to request an appointment. All Latin proficiency exams are administered on an individual basis. Proficiency testing is done on campus, not online and not via Zoom.

For the purpose of fulfilling the Gen Ed language requirement, we accept test results from the following three institutions. No academic credit is awarded. Please note that you are responsible for making arrangements and for paying all proctoring and testing fees. You should plan on taking the exam during Fall or Spring semester, as faculty are not usually available during the Summer session to administer language tests.

• New York University School of Professional Studies. NYU offers language proficiency testing in over 25 languages. You must register for the 16-point version of the exam of the language that you wish to be tested in. The 16-point exam is the 12-point exam plus the one-page essay that you write for the 4-point exam. NYU requires that you pay by credit card when you register. Test results must be sent to: Robert Steltman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Administration, 2002 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright Street, Urbana IL 61801. PHONE 217-244-6877. EMAIL steltman@illinois.edu
• University of Pennsylvania Language Center. U-Penn offers language proficiency testing in 48 languages. Please email Lada Vassilieva before filling out the registration form to ask whether it is possible for you to take a U-Penn proficiency test in the language that you desire. If she confirms that a professor is available to test you, then when filling out their registration form, under "Name of Academic Advisor" put "Julie Fredenburg" (do not type in your actual advisor's name) and for her email address, put "julesf61@illinois.edu". Under "Address Where Test Results Should Be Sent," put: Robert Steltman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Administration, 2002 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright Street, Urbana IL 61801. PHONE 217-244-6877. EMAIL steltman@illinois.edu. To schedule your proficiency test after you have registered with U-Penn, contact the UIUC Testing Center at https://testingcenter.illinois.edu/
• Brigham Young University. BYU offers language proficiency testing in over 50 languages, many of which are done online, but their tests assess only through the third level of language study. Currently, most programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and some programs in the College of Fine and Applied Arts require that you demonstrate proficiency through the fourth level. If you need to demonstrate fourth-level proficiency or higher, you cannot take a BYU language test. When filling out BYU's registration form, you'll notice that UIUC is not included in their drop-down menu. Please select "Other" and then indicate that the results be sent to: Robert Steltman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Administration, 2002 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright Street, Urbana IL 61801. PHONE 217-244-6877. EMAIL steltman@illinois.edu. For your proctor, you can either use the UIUC Testing Center proctor Testing Center Coordinator or you can choose BYU's automated Proctor360.