Language Placement Testing
Placement tests help place you in the appropriate language class. These tests do not exempt you from taking classes nor do they give you credit. They are a guide to help you get into the right level and are required at Wheaton. We offer placement tests in French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. The best class for you can be determined by following these steps:
Modern Languages Placement Tests
- Register for a 101 Elementary I class if you will be learning a new language or pursuing a language you studied for one year or less in high school; or continuing with a language you have studied independently outside of a traditional classroom before now.
Classical Languages Placement Tests
Register for a 101 Elementary I class if you will be learning a new language or pursuing a language you studied for one year or less in high school; or continuing with a language you have studied independently outside of a traditional classroom before now. Click here to take a placement test.
1. Take A Language Placement Test
Placement tests are $20 and confirm that you are placed in the correct class. These charges are automatically applied to your student account. Please allow up to 48hrs after completing a placement test to attempt to register for a course.
Click on a link below to take a placement test prior to the first day of classes.
Modern Languages
Please click here to take placement tests in French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish.
Please click here to take a placement test in Mandarin Chinese.
Classical Languages
Placement tests in Greek, Hebrew, and Latin are $20 and held on-campus. Please click here to register for an appointment.
2. Placement Test FAQs
- You are strongly encouraged to register for a language class within a year of taking the placement test.
- You may take a placement test in more than one language.