Foreign language placement test

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 CourseDepartmentFor more information
American Sign Language
ASL 101
LinguisticsVisit Website
Arabic
ARAB 411
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Bengali
BENG 311
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
BCS 401
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesVisit Website
Bulgarian
BULGR 401
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesVisit Website
Burmese
JSIS 486
International StudiesEmail Department
Chinese (Mandarin)
CHIN 101 or 111
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Czech
CZECH 401
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesVisit Website
Danish
DANISH 101
Scandinavian StudiesVisit Website
Estonian
ESTO 101
Scandinavian StudiesVisit Website
Finnish
FINN 101
Scandinavian StudiesVisit Website
French
FRENCH 101 or 110
French and Italian StudiesVisit Website
German
GERMAN 101 or 111
GermanVisit Website
Greek (Classical)
GREEK 101
ClassicsVisit Website
Greek (Modern)
JSIS E 111
International StudiesEmail Department
Hebrew (Biblical)
HEBR 414
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Hebrew (Modern)
HEBR 411
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Hindi
HINDI 311
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Indonesian
INDON 111
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Italian
ITAL 101 or 111
French and Italian StudiesVisit Website
Japanese
JAPAN 101
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Kazakh
TKIC 414
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Khmer
JSIS 486
International StudiesEmail Department
Korean
KOREAN 101
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Latin
LATIN 101
ClassicsVisit Website
Latvian
LATV 101
Scandinavian StudiesVisit Website
Lithuanian
LITH 101
Scandinavian StudiesVisit Website
Norwegian
NORW 101
Scandinavian StudiesVisit Website
Persian
PRSAN 411
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Polish
POLSH 401
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesVisit Website
Portuguese
PORT 101 or 110
Spanish and Portuguese StudiesVisit Website
Russian
RUSS 101
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesVisit Website
Sanskrit
SNKRT 301
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Slovenian
SLVN 401
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesVisit Website
Southern Lushootseed
AIS 313, 314 and 315
American Indian StudiesVisit Website
Spanish
SPAN 101, 110, or 121
Spanish and Portuguese StudiesVisit Website
Swahili
SWA 101
American Ethnic StudiesEmail Department
Swedish
SWED 101
Scandinavian StudiesVisit Website
Tagalog (Filipino)
TAGLG 101
American Ethnic StudiesEmail Department
Thai
THAI 111
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Turkish
TKISH 411
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Ukranian
UKR 401
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesVisit Website
Urdu
URDU 311
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website
Uyghur
TKC 417
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Uzbek
TKIC 411
Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationVisit Website
Vietnamese
VIET 111
Asian Languages & LiteratureVisit Website