Language Placement Exams
French Placement Exam
The French Placement exam is available online. You may only take the exam once! Please follow the instructions below. If you have any questions, please contact the French Language Program Coordinator, Prof. Jocelyne Brant.
1. Go to BYU's French page for GW.
2. Enter the GW password: colonials1
3. You will be granted access to the site. Select "French" as the language and click "Begin."
4. The next screen is a student survey. Complete all the fields including your student ID and e-mail address. Once you have created a profile you will be given access to the exam.
5. As you take the exam, there may be infrequent cases when the screen will not immediately advance to the next question. If this occurs, simply resubmit your answer. This should resolve the problem.
6. After answering the last question, click "submit." This completes the exam. Please do not forget to PRINT your results!
- If you scored below a 600, you should register for the corresponding course level to your score. You should see this information on your screen.
- If you scored above a 600, please contact the RGSLL Department to schedule an oral interview. Please note: these interviews are generally scheduled for the month prior to registration.
- Heritage speakers (those who speak the language but have little to no formal training) should call to schedule an oral interview regardless of score.
- You must register for the course level into which you were placed, or you will be asked to leave the class.
German Placement Exam
The German Placement exam is available online. You may only take the exam once! Please follow the instructions below. If you have any questions, please contact the German Language Program Coordinator, Prof. Margaret Gonglewski.
1. Go to BYU's German page for GW.
2. Enter the GW password: colonials1
3. You will be granted access to the site. Select "German" as the language and click "Begin."
4. The next screen is a student survey. Complete all the fields including your student ID and e-mail address. Once you have created a profile you will be given access to the exam.
5. As you take the exam, there may be infrequent cases when the screen will not immediately advance to the next question. If this occurs, simply resubmit your answer. This should resolve the problem.
6. After answering the last question, click "submit." This completes the exam. Please do not forget to PRINT your results!
Italian Placement Exam
The Italian Placement exam is available online via the Blackboard system. You may only take the exam once! To be registered for the exam, please contact the GW Language Center. Instructions will be provided once you have been registered for the exam.
Portuguese Placement Exam
The Portuguese Placement exam is available only in paper format. To be registered for the exam, please contact Prof. Maria Byrnes.
Russian Placement Exam
The Russian Placement exam is available online. To be registered for the exam, please contact the Russian Language Program Coordinator, Prof. Richard Robin.
Spanish Placement Exam
The Spanish Placement exam is available online. You may only take the exam once! Please follow the instructions below. If you have any questions, please contact the department to be referred to the appropriate advisor.
- If you are a student in the Elliott School of International Affairs, click here to go to your placement exam.
- If you are a student in the Columbian College or other GW schools, click here to go to your placement exam.
1. Go to the website for the appropriate exam. Be sure to click on the appropriate link!
2. Please read all the guidelines carefully. We suggest that you print this page for your own reference.
3. At the bottom of the page, under the heading Quia activities, click "Spanish Language Placement Test - ESIA" or "Spanish Language Placement Test - GWU."
4. Enter your first and last name, and click "Start Now."
5. The average time to complete the exam is one hour. However, exams completed in less than 30 minutes will be considered invalid.
6. After completing the exam, please PRINT out the page showing your results to keep for your records. Find the Spanish course level that corresponds with the score you received.
7. Register for the course that corresponds to your score. Please note: the department reserves the right to remove students from courses which do not correspond with their placement exam scores.
