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Spring 2025 Placement Exams and Information

Spring 2025 Placement Exams and Information

Spring 2025 Placement Exams and Information

The departments below offer online placement exams in advance of registration for fall 2025 courses.

Only some students may need to take a placement exam this spring (mainly students with prior knowledge of a subject but who did not take a placement exam in that subject or receive a departmental placement within the past year, including in summer or fall 2024).

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 2025 online placement exam information is available below.

Spring 2025 Subjects of Study

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Chinese

Placement exam

Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
Who should take the exam All students with previous study of Chinese who intend to study Chinese 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 returned via canvas.yale.edu by March 28 at 5:00 p.m.
Contact information for technology issues Use Canvas Support, at canvas@yale.edu
Contact information for placement or departmental issues Fan Liu, Senior Lector I and Chinese Language Program Coordinator
Other  

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French

Placement exam

Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
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 Preregistration required via Preference Selection for FREN 110, 121, 130, 140, and 150.
Where and when results are posted Results returned via canvas.yale.edu by March 28 at 5:00 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

Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
Who should take the exam All students with previous study of German who intend to study German 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 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 Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
Who should take the exam All students with previous knowledge of Modern Hebrew who  intend to study Modern Hebrew 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 returned via email by March 28 at 5:00 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 Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
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 Students register for ITAL 110 & 130 during course registration period based on placement exam results or other factors
Where and when results are posted Results delivered immediately by email upon completion of exam. For levels between L4 and L5, students receive an air 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

Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Who should take the exam All students who wish to enroll in  calculus  within the next three semesters, or during the summer of 2026, and do not currently have a placement (by having completed the pre-requisite course at Yale, or having taken the placement exam within the past two years)
Where instructions are located https://math.yale.edu/first-year-student-resources
How the dept determines placement and where to find information Please 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 2025." Results may 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 Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
Who should take the exam Students with no previous study of Portuguese enroll directly in PORT 1100. International students who completed their entire education in a Portuguese-speaking country are encouraged to consult the Portuguese Language Program Director before taking the placement exam to determine the most appropriate course for enrollment. All other students with prior knowledge of Portuguese, whether acquired formally or informally, must take a placement exam before enrolling in a Portuguese language course
Where instructions are located Please find placement exam information here: https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing
How the dept determines placement and where to find information Placement exam information is listed at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese website and on this page
Where and when results are posted Results returned via email by March 28 at 5:00 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

Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
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 Please find placement exam information here: https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing.
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 by March 28 at 5:00 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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Ukrainian

Placement exam

Spring 2025 placement exam for fall 2025 courses
Placement procedure offered without exam No
Exam format Online
Exam date(s) March 7, 9:00 a.m. - March 25, 12:00 p.m (noon)
Who should take the exam All students, including native speakers, who have been exposed to Ukrainian, whether formally or informally, who wish to enroll in a language course must take the placement test
Where instructions are located Please find placement exam information at https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing
How the dept determines placement and where to find information Information about how the department determines placement may be found on  https://cls.yale.edu/students/placement-testing
Where and when results are posted Results returned via canvas.yale.edu, “Ukrainian Placement Test 25-26," by March 28 at 5 p.m.
Contact information for technology issues Use the Placement Test Support Form.
Contact information for placement or departmental issues

Olha Tytarenko, Senor Lector I in Slavic Languages & Literatures
Other  

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