Incoming first year students who have not fulfilled the language requirement and who plan on taking Spanish language courses at Dartmouth are eligible to take an online placement exam. The exam, in conjunction with other information, will help better determine the best Spanish course for you at Dartmouth. The exam will be offered online in August. Carefully review the following information regarding placement in our language courses before continuing on to the exam:
Please read all of the following information carefully, before taking the online exam.
The placement exam is only for students who are enrolled at Dartmouth and who have not yet fulfilled the language requirement. If you are not enrolled at Dartmouth, your exam will not be evaluated. If you do not fill out the introductory survey your exam will not be evaluated.
The online placement exam is a series of multiple-choice questions focusing on vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension which takes anywhere from 20 – 40 minutes. The introductory survey must be completed in order for the exam to be evaluated.
It is important that students enroll in a Spanish course that is consistent with their level of expertise. The Department of Spanish & Portuguese will consider the placement exam results, in conjunction with other information including number of years of high-school Spanish and standardized test scores, to determine proper placement within our courses. Students will be able to access their placement information on BannerStudent after September 8. Students should register for the indicated course during registration. Any student who exempts out of Spanish 3 on this exam may be asked to complete an oral exam before classes start. If you have questions regarding placement information, please e-mail Professor Elizabeth Polli at Elizabeth.Polli@dartmouth.edu.
The Spanish language placement exam is to be completed in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Dartmouth College Academic Honor Principle. Every student who applies to and is accepted by Dartmouth College, as a condition of acceptance, agrees to abide by the provisions of the Honor Principle, so long as he or she remains a student at Dartmouth College.
The following important section is taken from the Dartmouth College ORC:
1. Examinations. Any student giving or receiving assistance during an examination or quiz violates the Academic Honor Principle.
The student is therefore expected to complete the Spanish placement exam individually, without help from others or from a reference source, and to complete it to the best of his/her ability. When taking the Placement Exam, you automatically accept and re-affirm your pledge to abide by the Academic Honor Principle of Dartmouth College.
