Placement Information & Exams

Language Director:

Professor Elizabeth Polli
Dartmouth Hall room 204B
2009 Fall Term Orientation Office Hours:
Tuesday, September 15th  12:00-3:00pm
Wednesday, September 16th  1:00-4:00pm 

Spanish Language Placement Procedures

Make-Up Online Placement Exam for First-Year Students:
Monday, October 12th 6:00pm  
104 Reed Hall

You must bring your college ID and a laptop.  The exam will take from 20-45 minutes. 

In accordance with Departmental Policy, students are placed into Spanish classes in the following manner:

Students without standardized test scores:

• Students who have had one or two years of high school Spanish register for Spanish 1;
• Students who have had three or more years of high school Spanish register for Spanish 2.

Students with SAT II scores

Students with AP scores

Students with British A-Level or with IB scores

Spanish Department Placement Exam

Portuguese Language Placement Procedures

Students may place into Portuguese classes by taking the Portuguese Placement Exam administered by the Department. Results are sent directly to the First Year Program Office the day after the exam is taken. Students should contact that office for results. All upper-class students who need to take a placement exam can do so by scheduling an individual time for a placement exam with Rodolfo Franconi, or Marsha Swislocki.