{"id":145,"date":"2023-06-07T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T19:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/languages\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:36:03","slug":"placement-exams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/languages\/placement-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Placement Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Students who have exposure to a foreign language prior to enrolling at USC and who plan to fulfill the three semester foreign language requirement by continuing in that same language at USC must take a placement exam. <strong><em>Exams cannot fulfill the fourth semester foreign language requirement<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Testing &amp; Assessment Center administers exams in the following languages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arabic<\/li>\n<li>Chinese<\/li>\n<li>French<\/li>\n<li>German<\/li>\n<li>Greek (Classical)<\/li>\n<li>Italian<\/li>\n<li>Japanese<\/li>\n<li>Korean<\/li>\n<li>Latin<\/li>\n<li>Persian<\/li>\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the Portuguese placement exam, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto: laic@usc.edu?subject=Portuguese Placement\">Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the Hebrew placement exam, contact the <a href=\"mailto:hebrew@usc.edu?subject=Hebrew Placement\">Hebrew Language Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Russian, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dengub@usc.edu?subject=Russian%20Placement\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:dengub@usc.edu?subject=Russian%20Placement\">Department of Slavic Languages &amp; Literatures.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-o6KA8A1YXy\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-o6KA8A1YXy\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Taking the Exam<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-o6KA8A1YXy\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-o6KA8A1YXy\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>If you want to take a placement exam, click on &#8220;Test Dates&#8221; in the navigation bar above for the next exam date. Also note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no fee for taking a placement exam.<\/li>\n<li>Arrive ten minutes before the exam starts.<\/li>\n<li>Administration of exams can take up to 2 hours, so plan accordingly.<\/li>\n<li>You must bring your USC ID to the exam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>THERE ARE NO EXAMS AFTER WEEK 1 OF CLASSES, until after the Add\/Drop deadline has passed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-o6KA8A1YXy\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-o6KA8A1YXy\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Exam Results<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-o6KA8A1YXy\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-o6KA8A1YXy\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Results from morning exams will be available the same day after 3:00PM. 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