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Placement Exams and Information

Placement Exams and Information

Spring 2024 Placement Exams and Information

Eight departments offer March 2024 online placement exams in advance of April registration for spring courses.

  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Math
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Placement exams ensure that your Yale courses are at the appropriate level.

Online placement exams are offered three times a year: in the summer (in advance of registration for the following fall); in the late fall (in advance of registration for the following spring), and in the late spring (in advance of registration for the following fall). Most placement exam results are valid for one year.

Spring 2024 online placement exam information is available below:

Spring 2024 Subjects of Study

 

Chinese

Fall online placement exam

Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam  
Where instructions are located https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing
How the dept determines placement and where to find information  
Where and when results are posted Results returned via canvas.yale.edu, “Chinese Placement Test Site 24-25" by March 29th at 5 p.m
Contact information for technology issues canvas@yale.edu
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Rongzhen Li, Senior Lector II and Chinese Language Program Coordinator
Other Contact Prof. Li to request access to the placement exam

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French

Placement exam

Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam  
Where instructions are located https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing (for testing) and french.yale.edu (for preregistration)
How the dept determines placement and where to find information  
Where and when results are posted Results returned via canvas.yale.edu, "French Placement Test Site 24-25," by March 29 at 5 p.m.
Contact information for technology issues Use the Placement Test Support Form.
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Candace Skorupa, Senior Lector I and French Language Program Director
Other  

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German

Placement exam

Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam  
Where instructions are located https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing
How the dept determines placement and where to find information  
Where and when results are posted Results shown immediately upon completion of exam
Contact information for technology issues Use the Placement Test Support Form.
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Theresa Schenker, Senior Lector II and German Language Program Director
Other  

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Hebrew

Placement exam Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam  
Where instructions are located https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing
How the dept determines placement and where to find information  
Where and when results are posted Results returned via email by March 29th at 5 p.m
Contact information for technology issues Use Canvas Support, at canvas@yale.edu.
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Shiri Goren, Senior Lector II and Modern Hebrew Language Program Director
Other  

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Italian

Placement exam Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam All students with previous study of Italian who intend to study Italian at Yale
Where instructions are located https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing
How the dept determines placement and where to find information  
Where and when results are posted Results delivered immediately upon completion of exam. For levels between L4 and L5, students receive a message to contact the language program director in order to set up an oral interview to validate the exam.
Contact information for technology issues Use the Placement Test Support Form.
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Anna Iacovella, Senior Lector I and Italian Language Program Director
Other  

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Math

Placement exam

Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam Students who did not receive placement on the 2022-23 or 2023-24 placement exam and wish to take calculus during the Fall 2024 term
Where instructions are located https://math.yale.edu/first-year-student-resources
How the dept determines placement and where to find information You can find information about introductory courses, as well as the mathematics major, at https://math.yale.edu/first-year-student-resources
Where and when results are posted The math placement test is available on a Canvas site called "Math placement exam 2024." Results can be accessed immediately upon submission of the exam, by clicking on the "placement calculator" tab on the same site.
Contact information for technology issues Use Canvas Support, at canvas@yale.edu
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Please e-mail the director of undergraduate studies at math.dus@yale.edu
Other  

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Portuguese

Placement exam Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam  
Where instructions are located Placement exam information is listed on the CLS website.
How the dept determines placement and where to find information Information about how the department determines placement may be found on the Department of Spanish and Portuguese website.
Where and when results are posted Results returned via email by March 29th at 5 p.m.
Contact information for technology issues Use the Placement Test Support Form.
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Giseli Tordin, Senior Lector I in Spanish and Portuguese, Portuguese Language Program Director
Other  

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Spanish

Placement exam

Online placement exam scheduled for Spring 2024
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 8 (9:00 a.m.) - March 26 (5:00 p.m.)
Who should take the exam All students, including native speakers, who have been exposed to Spanish whether formally or informally, who wish to enroll in a Spanish language course must take the placement test. Students who have never studied Spanish may enroll in SPAN 110 directly.
Where instructions are located Placement exam information is listed on the CLS website.
How the dept determines placement and where to find information Information about how the department determines placement may be found on the Department of Spanish and Portuguese website.
Where and when results are posted Results returned via canvas.yale.edu, “Spanish Placement Test Site 24-25" by March 29th at 5 p.m.
Contact information for technology issues Use the Placement Test Support Form.
Contact information for placement or departmental issues

Jorge Méndez-Seijas, Senior Lector II
Other  

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