Undergraduate
Studies Program Young Hall, 8th Floor
302 Wood Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108
Phone: (765) 494-0843
Fax: (765) 496-1139
E-mail: usp@purdue.edu E-mail web site administrator
Foreign Language Placement
Students who want to take a foreign language class at Purdue must first take Purdue's placement test in that language if they have had two or more years of the language in high school.
Placement tests in Spanish, French, German, Latin, Russian and Japanese
will be given at 6:00 pm in Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 231 on the following dates:
Wednesday, August 20
Thursday, August 21
Friday, August 22
Monday, August 25
The Chinese Placement Exam is generally given early each semester. Contact Professor Daniel Hsieh (dhsieh@purdue.edu) for more information.
The Placement Exam for Spanish for Heritage Language Speakers (SHLS) is generally given several times during each semester. Contact Prof. Sonia V. González (songonza@purdue.edu) for more information.
NOTE: Students must bring a Photo ID and a completed Placement Exam Authorization Form 231 (signed by an academic advisor) in order to take the placement test. The forms are available in the USP office in Young Hall, 8th floor.
For more information, contact the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures at (765) 494-3828 or USP.
