The language placement exam at Dartmouth is required for all students who plan to continue to study French, either immediately or eventually, but who do not have the score of an AP exam or the SAT II on record at Dartmouth. The Dartmouth exam is also required for any student who thinks that the automatic placement is inappropriate to his/her language ability. This exam is only given on Blackboard, to first year incoming students, August 1-24.
Please keep in mind that at the discretion of the test evaluator you could be called for an oral interview. In the event that after taking the placement exam, you should place out of French 3, you will be required to have an oral interview. Please note that if you have had 3 years or more of French in high school you will be placed in French 2 or higher.
Any student who has placed out of French 3, and believe to be highly proficient in both spoken and written French, can opt to take the APE and/or the DART (see descriptions below). These advanced placement exams are offered only during the first-year orientation. The APE grants exemption from French 8 (not credit). The DART gives credit for French 10 but not for French 8. IB students and those who have completed A-levels in French are especially encouraged to take both exams.
An SAT II test score of 690 or higher
An AP test score of 4 or 5
An IB score of 6 or 7
You can take:
DART (Dartmouth Advanced Reading Test) in order to receive possible credit for French 10 - Only for students exempt from French 3.
APE (Advanced Proficiency exam) in order to receive possible exemption from French 8 (no credit) - Only for students exempt from French 3.
The French DART will be given on Thursday, September 6 @ 11 am in 206 Dartmouth Hall
The French APE will be given on Thursday, September 6 @ 1 pm in 206 Dartmouth Hall
The language placement exam at Dartmouth is required for all students who plan to continue to study Italian, either immediately or eventually, but who do not have the score of an AP exam or the SAT II on record at Dartmouth. The Dartmouth Exam is also required for any student who thinks that the automatic placement is inappropriate to his/her language ability. This exam is only given on Blackboard, to first year incoming students, August 1-24.
Please keep in mind that at the discretion of the test evaluator you could be called for an oral interview. In the event that after taking the placement exam, you should place out of Italian 3, you will be required to have an oral interview. Please note that if you have had 3 years or more of Italian in high school you will be placed in Italian 2 or higher.
Students who have lived or studied abroad for more than 6 months or received a bilingual education should contact the Language Program Director for further placement information.
The Italian DART will be given on Thursday, September 6 @ 12:00 pm in 216 Dartmouth Hall.
