Language Placement & Course Exemption All Languages Except Spanish
This chart guides students in all languages except Spanish on placement and course exemption.
The chart helps you decide between the Language Placement Test, the CLEP Test, Advisor Contact or Certification of Proficiency.
| What | Who | What it DOES for you |
|---|---|---|
| Language Placement Test | Students in: Chinese | French | German | Italian | Japanese Students who want to be exempt from courses in these languages or Students who want to be placed into the correct level to continue studying in these languages | Places you into the correct level (1000-3000) in: Chinese | French | German | Italian | Japanese It DOES NOT grant you credit for courses you place out of |
| Contact Advisor | Students in: Arabic | Russian Students who want to be exempt from courses in these languages or Students who want to be placed into the correct level to continue studying in these languages | Places you into the correct level (1000-3000) in: Arabic | Russian It DOES NOT grant you credit for courses you place out of |
| Certification of Proficiency | Students in ALL other languages (not taught at UNC Charlotte) such as: Farsi | Hmong | Vietnamese Students who want to be exempt from a language requirement in these languages and want to have proficiency noted on their transcript in these languages | It provides a notation of your language proficiency on your transcript It may allow you to claim that you have fulfilled a language requirement at the 1000, 2000, or 3000 level It DOES NOT grant you credit for courses you place out of |
| CLEP Test | Students in: French | German Students who have some experience in the language and want to be exempt from courses in these languages and seek college credit for exempted courses in these languages | Places you into the correct level (1000-3000) in: and grants you college credit on your transcript for all courses you place out of in: French | German |
| Contact Advisor or Associate Chair | Students who still have questions or who have placed at highest level in the Placement Test and/or the CLEP Test for: Chinese | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Can help you determine which 3000-level course to take Can answer questions specific to your situation |