Placement Testing

• First-year and transfer students will receive an email from the Student Affairs Division when the testing is available (mid-July).  After receiving this notice, the student must log into Moodle and select the New Student Orientation course. In the Placement Exams section of the course, you will find detailed instructions on how to access placement exams. It is important that you complete the language survey that appears at the beginning of the test. Each test is an adaptive online exam available between mid-July and mid-August. Upon completion of the exam, students can register in the designated course during the registration period.
• Students who are not first-years interested in taking placement exams should contact Bethanne Seufert  for information and instructions.
• Students who have AP/IB are also required to take the online placement exam.
• The Online Placement Test is not a substitute for an official standard achievement test of a foreign language (such as the College Board exam or the International Baccalaureate). Therefore, it does not serve as proof of achievement for the purpose of fulfilling the language requirement. This exam is only intended to assist instructors in placing students in the appropriate Swarthmore course.