About Language Placement Exams
USD students who plan to continue studying a language to fulfill their Second Language Core competency requirement must take a language placement exam. Students will not be able to register for a language class until USD has placement results.
Language placement exams are unrelated to Language Competency Exams. Language placement exam results do not contribute in any way to "testing out" of the Core Curriculum requirement in language.
Students who have requested a Waiver of Placement should not take a language placement exam.
Taking a Language Placement Exam
A language placement exam is a diagnostic tool. It is not an "achievement" exam, so students should not prepare for it. Each student should perform their best without using dictionaries, friends or other assistance.
A language placement exam cannot be taken more than once per academic year.
Test Results
It may take five business days for your test to be reviewed by the Director of Placement and for the results to be updated. Registration for an appropriate language class cannot take place until this process is complete.
Start a Language Placement Exam
Click on a language below to begin the placement exam* for that specific language.
Please note that the Ancient Greek Placement Exam must be scheduled in advance (check below for more info).
*A language placement exam cannot be taken more than once per academic year.
Email Dr. Rubio-Fernaz at santiago@sandiego.edu to set up an appointment to take the Ancient Greek Placement Exam. There is no online option to take this exam.
You will need to sign in with your MySanDiego Login for this test.
You will need to sign in with your MySanDiego Login for this test.
This exam requires you to create an account with Emmersion. Click on the French Placement Exam link below and follow instructions on setting up an account.
This exam requires you to create an account with Emmersion. Click on the German Placement Exam link below and follow instructions on setting up an account.
This exam requires you to create an account with Emmersion. Click on the Italian Placement Exam link below and follow instructions on setting up an account.
You will need to sign in with your MySanDiego Login for this test.
You will need to sign in with your MySanDiego Login for this test.
This exam requires you to create an account with Emmersion. Click on the Spanish Placement Exam link below and follow instructions on setting up an account.