{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/languages\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:25:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/secure\/lang\/Placement\/index.cfm\" \n         target=\"_blank\"                 class=\"\" \n      >Placement Exam Results<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Already taken a foreign language placement exam? 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