Placement
Italian Placement
The Italian language placement exam will take place on the Monday before classes begin each semester. All students with prior experience in Italian must take the placement exam before beginning the sequence of courses at UVA. Please RSVP for the exam by contacting Professor Scida at ees2n@virginia.edu .
The Italian placement exam is held only twice a year
Spring 2012
*The Italian placement exam will be held on Tuesday January 17, 2012 at 9:00am in Wilson 215. Please contact Prof. Emily Scide to RSVP to take the exam.
Spanish Placement
It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with College and Department Policies on placement and enrollment in language courses.
Foreign Language Requirement FAQs
Foreign Language Placement Index
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam
Read the following carefully before starting the placement exam. You may take this exam only once.
Print the grade confirmation page at the end of the exam. It is your responsibility to keep this page as proof of placement to show your instructor.
You must enroll in the course in which you have placed. Students are not permitted to enroll in a level different from their placement.
Submission of the exam in your name means that the score honestly reflects your current language abilities without assistance from other people or with any materials.
If you experience a technical or computer malfunction, you must obtain permission to take the exam again by e-mailing spa-pla@virginia.edu.
Follow these steps:
1. Disable any pop-up blockers. You will need to consult your individual Internet browser, or any additional software that provides pop-up blocking in order to do this. Usually there are directions in the Help menu of relevant software programs.
2. Once you enter the exam site, type in the exam password: cavaliers1 (notice there are no spaces).
3. Fill out the information page. Please include your first and last names only. We do not need middle names and/or suffixes, such as “III”.
4. Your UVa computing user ID (i.e., abc9d) and your e-mail address are required. You must include your computing user ID or your score will not be saved.
5. Take the test: Online Placement Exam
For additional information or questions, e-mail Spanish Placement Advisors.