Placement Testing

• Current OSU students are able to access the assessment with their OSU student ID and Email.
• There is no time limit to complete the assessment.
• All tests must be taken within 90 days of signing in for access to the placement exams
• Students are not required to take the language assessment to register for first year language courses. 
• Students who have previously studied a language and want to continue their language learning should take a placement assessment to determine which classes will help them advance.
• The exam is free; it is taken online without proctoring. (Spanish heritage, Korean, ASL, and other less common language assessments are proctored.)
• Retakes of the language assessment are not allowed unless with prior approval from WLC faculty.
• Students do not earn college credit when completing the language assessment.

We current offer testing for: ASL, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and Spanish for heritage.*

• The assessment will consist of a self-evaluation, reading questions, grammar questions, and one writing prompt. To ensure your computer is set up for your assessment, please take a sample assessment  on this page. (You will not receive any feedback on the sample test as it is meant to give you an idea of what the assessment is like and ensure your computer is set up for testing. You will also see a speaking prompt on the sample assessment that you will not see on the live assessment.)
   
• Students may only create one login account. Starting a new assessment may lead to charges for additional testing on your student account. Students who wish to retake the assessment must get faculty approval. Please contact  [email protected] for more information.
• Complete the assessment without using any outside help or websites.
   
• You will not receive any scores from the assessment system itself and you do not have access to the scores within the assessment system. Only OSU has access to your assessment results. Results will be emailed to students once available.
• Assessment results are scored by humans, and can take 5-7 business days for the university to receive and process. If you do not receive your scores within 7 business days of completing the assessment, then your assessment may still be in process of scoring. If you don't receive your scores the following week, please email us.
• Please, do not reach out to the assessment company about scores as they will not be able to provide any information to you.
• The resources below may be useful and are provided by the assessment company.

                           Assessment Taker Guides
                           Test Taker and Technology Guide
                           Scoring Rubric Guide

• For any technical issues with the assessment, you may reach out to the assessment company via email ([email protected]) or via phone 888-713-7887.

*For all questions regarding placement assessment, or for assessment in other languages, please contact us at [email protected].

• General Browser Requirements:
  • To avoid any technical issues, you should use the web browsers Chrome or Firefox.
  • The browser must be set to allow cookies AND JavaScript.
  • The browser must be given permission to use the microphone
  • The browser must be given permission to use the Web Camera
  • The browser cannot be set to incognito or private mode
  • Remove or stop all browser extensions (like “Grammarly”) except for “Google Input Tools” which can be used to let test takers type in the language of their choice.
  • For more information, read the PLACE Test Taker and Technology Guide
• Written and spoken units are included in the assessment. Make sure the audio and microphone on your computer are in working condition.
• You might need headphones or ear buds if you plan to complete the assessment in a public area.
• The assessment will consist of a self-evaluation, reading questions, grammar questions, and one writing prompt. To ensure your computer is set up for assessment, please take a sample assessment on this page.
• You will not receive any feedback on the sample assessment as it is meant to give you an idea of what the assessment is like and ensure your computer is set up for assessment. You will also see a speaking prompt on the sample test that you will not see on the live assessment.
• Students can take sample assessments here!