Placement Exam
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The placement exam in Spanish is an on-line multiple-choice format exam; it consists of questions on vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension. There is no oral or listening part to the exam. Since it is a computer-adaptive test, the length varies from one individual to another, with the average time being 20 minutes. Please supply all the required information. Your score and placement will become available immediately upon completion of the exam. A copy of your score along with a placement determination will be sent by email to you as well as to the Spanish Department at Barnard College. It is a good idea to print out your results as well. After receipt of this report, you may then register in the appropriate course by following the instructions you will receive to that effect.
The online placement test is for diagnostic purposes only and will be supplemented by instructors' evaluations during the first week of classes. Under no circumstances may you choose to take a level lower than the one to which you are assigned without the explicit permission of the language coordinator.
Since you are taking the exam on your own, the exam must represent your own work; it is also in your interest to work to the best of your ability.
TO TAKE THE PLACEMENT EXAM YOU MUST ENTER EBEAR.
Note: You may take this exam only once!
Should you have any questions about your placement, you may email the Spanish Language Coordinator.