Foreign language placement test
A placement test is designed to evaluate your level of knowledge in a language so that you can enroll in said language. A proficiency test will help towards assessing your mastery of a language to be exempt from taking courses for certain foreign language requirements. For more information on taking either test, contact the host department, per the information below.
If you would like to take a proficiency test in a language that is not taught at UW please contact the UW Language Learning Center.
Languages taught at the UW
Language & Intro Course | Department | For more information |
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American Sign Language ASL 101 | Linguistics | Visit Website |
Arabic ARAB 411 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Bengali BENG 311 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian BCS 401 | Slavic Languages and Literatures | Visit Website |
Bulgarian BULGR 401 | Slavic Languages and Literatures | Visit Website |
Burmese JSIS 486 | International Studies | Email Department |
Chinese (Mandarin) CHIN 101 or 111 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Czech CZECH 401 | Slavic Languages and Literatures | Visit Website |
Danish DANISH 101 | Scandinavian Studies | Visit Website |
Estonian ESTO 101 | Scandinavian Studies | Visit Website |
Finnish FINN 101 | Scandinavian Studies | Visit Website |
French FRENCH 101 or 110 | French and Italian Studies | Visit Website |
German GERMAN 101 or 111 | German | Visit Website |
Greek (Classical) GREEK 101 | Classics | Visit Website |
Greek (Modern) JSIS E 111 | International Studies | Email Department |
Hebrew (Biblical) HEBR 414 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Hebrew (Modern) HEBR 411 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Hindi HINDI 311 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Indonesian INDON 111 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Italian ITAL 101 or 111 | French and Italian Studies | Visit Website |
Japanese JAPAN 101 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Kazakh TKIC 414 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Khmer JSIS 486 | International Studies | Email Department |
Korean KOREAN 101 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Latin LATIN 101 | Classics | Visit Website |
Latvian LATV 101 | Scandinavian Studies | Visit Website |
Lithuanian LITH 101 | Scandinavian Studies | Visit Website |
Norwegian NORW 101 | Scandinavian Studies | Visit Website |
Persian PRSAN 411 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Polish POLSH 401 | Slavic Languages and Literatures | Visit Website |
Portuguese PORT 101 or 110 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | Visit Website |
Russian RUSS 101 | Slavic Languages and Literatures | Visit Website |
Sanskrit SNKRT 301 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Slovenian SLVN 401 | Slavic Languages and Literatures | Visit Website |
Southern Lushootseed AIS 313, 314 and 315 | American Indian Studies | Visit Website |
Spanish SPAN 101, 110, or 121 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | Visit Website |
Swahili SWA 101 | American Ethnic Studies | Email Department |
Swedish SWED 101 | Scandinavian Studies | Visit Website |
Tagalog (Filipino) TAGLG 101 | American Ethnic Studies | Email Department |
Thai THAI 111 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Turkish TKISH 411 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Ukranian UKR 401 | Slavic Languages and Literatures | Visit Website |
Urdu URDU 311 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |
Uyghur TKC 417 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Uzbek TKIC 411 | Near Eastern Languages and Civilization | Visit Website |
Vietnamese VIET 111 | Asian Languages & Literature | Visit Website |