Language Placement
Access the placement exam below AFTER reading the General Information.
* You can only take the placement exam ONCE *
General Information
INCENTIVE POLICY for students enrolling in Fall 2015 or later: If a student places into a modern language course at the 211 level or higher and earns a B- or better, then he or she will receive credit for the previous course in the sequence. The course must be taken before the end of the student’s second year. This policy is not applicable to native speakers who were formally educated in the language through the high school level.
If you want to continue studying Spanish, French, or German, you MUST complete the ML Placement Exam for that language. You are not allowed to take the 111 level of a language if you have completed high school level 3 or higher, no matter what the placement exam results are.
If you want to study Japanese or Latin, you MUST meet with your First Year Seminar adviser during summer orientation for instructions on how to proceed.
Several ancient languages (i.e.Sanskrit, Biblical Hebrew, Classical Greek) are offered through other departments. For details, please consult with your First Year Seminar adviser during summer orientation.
You can only take the placement exam ONCE .
PLEASE NOTE:
- If you place yourself into a course lower than where you tested, you will not receive credit for it.
- If you are bilingual, or a native or heritage speaker of a language, you must arrange a personal oral interview with the Department of Modern Languages to determine proper placement.
- Language Placement FAQ sheet.
- The Department of Modern Languages reserves the right to change a student's placement in a course if it believes that the student has not been placed at the appropriate level, or in the most appropriate course, based on the student's exposure to the language.
Any questions related to the Placement Exam should be directed to shornerk@etown.edu.
You are expected to take this exam without any outside help. Please note that the use of outside resources (websites, textbooks, etc.) is prohibited and considered to be a breach of the Elizabethtown College Pledge of Integrity.
You will be prompted to make an account using your email and student ID number. Once you have made an account you will use your email address as your username to log in and take the placement exam.