Language Placement Flowchart Text

NHS Language Placement

Review the following information and find which describes you. If you are unsure if you need to take the Language Placement Test, reach out to the CLA Student Services Team at [email protected].

If you:

  • Have some language skills in Spanish, French, or German, you will take the Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT)
  • Have some language skills in a language other than Spanish, French, or German, you should review the placement information for your language
  • Speak a language that is not taught at the U of M TC, you should not take a placement test, and need to speak to your advisor at Orientation.
  • Are okay starting in the first semester of a new or previously studied language, you do NOT need to take the placement test. 
  • Have taken college-level language coursework for at least four semesters (Intermediate II) and want to continue in language study, you should take the Language Proficiency Exam (LPE).
  • Earned a bilingual seal in high school, Take the Language Proficiency Exam (LPE), or reach out to the department offering the language if the LPE is not offered in the language you earned your bilingual seal.

NAS/IUT Language Placement

Review the following information and find which describes you. If you are unsure if you need to take the Language Placement Test, reach out to the CLA Transfer Team at [email protected],

If you:

  • Have some language skills in Spanish, French, or German, you will take the Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT)
  • Have some language skills in a language other than Spanish, French, or German, you should review the placement information for your language
  • Speak a language that is not taught at the U of M TC, you should not take a placement test, and need to speak to your advisor at Orientation.
  • Are okay starting in the first semester of a new or previously studied language, you do NOT need to take the placement test.
  • Have taken college-level language coursework for at least four semesters (Intermediate II) and want to continue in language study, you should take the Language Proficiency Exam (LPE).
  • Earned a bilingual seal in high school, Take the Language Proficiency Exam (LPE), or reach out to the department offering the language if the LPE is not offered in the language you earned your bilingual seal.