Placement in Foreign Language Courses
Placement in language courses above the first-term elementary level is made according to the student's highest CEEB (SAT II Achievement) Test Score or the satisfactory completion of qualifying elementary- or intermediate-level courses at her previous college. (If level 4 was passed, the requirement is considered fulfilled.)
A. Placement based on re-centered CEEB SAT II Scores is as follows: | | for French and Spanish: | for German: |
| Level 4 (Intermediate II) | 690-780 | 680-780 |
| Level 3 (Intermediate I) | 570-689 | 570-679 |
| Level 2 (Elementary II) | 420-569 | 400-569 |
| Level 1 (Elementary I) | Below 420 | Below 400 |
The College will also administer placement examinations in French, German, and Spanish in August. These examinations are open to any student seeking placement beyond the first-term elementary level who has no CEEB (SAT II Achievement) Test score. They are also open to any student who believes she can improve her placement. WARNING: Placement by this examination, however, is FINAL and supersedes placement by CEEB score or on the basis of course work completed at the student's previous college.
FRENCH, and GERMAN will be given on Friday, August 31, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The times and room assignments for these examinations and any changes will be posted in Milbank Hall during Orientation.
SPANISH is now offered online.
ITALIAN, will be given on Tuesday, September 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and on Thursday, August 30 from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. in 503 Hamilton Hall. For more information, call 854-2308.
For GREEK and LATIN, consult Professor Helene Foley, Classics Department, 216 Milbank Hall, 854-2852
For HEBREW, call 854-2556 to schedule an exam. For exam dates for ARABIC, HINDI-URDU, and PERSIAN, consult the Departmental Administrator, Department of Middle Eastern Languages, 602 Kent Hall, 854-2556.
For information on placement examinations in CHINESE, JAPANESE AND KOREAN, please consult the Department of east Asian Languages and Culture, 407 Kent Hall, 854-5027.
For RUSSIAN, go to 708 Hamilton Hall for more information, or call 854-3941.
N.B. Failure to determine appropriate placement during the orientation period in some instances results in a one-year delay in language study. Regardless of the language placement indicated on the transfer credit evaluation, a transfer student who plans to study a foreign language beyond the first-term elementary level, must consult with the appropriate department before classes start.
Results of Barnard language placement examinations are posted at the Registrar's Office window as soon as they are received.
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