Placement & Proficiency Exams

These exams are designed to help you determine the correct course for beginning your language study at KU, if you already have experience in a foreign language. These placement exams focus on your abilities and knowledge of the language, rather than the amount of prior coursework. While some of the exams are offered online, the process of determining the proper placement will include a conversation with a placement advisor about your language background. If you are newly enrolling at KU, you will meet with that advisor during on-campus orientationprollment

Russian

In order to take an exam in Russian, you must create a new user account on the placement exam website. That process requires the use of a KU email address but you should NOT use the same password as that used for your KU online ID.  You will only use this new user account to log into the placement exam website. 

At the end of the exam you will be provided with a score and a suggested placement, a copy of which will be provided to you at Orientation.  Descriptions of all courses are provided in the Course Catalog. If you feel that your placement exam results do not reflect your current level, please consult an appropriate advisor in the School for Languages, Literatures & Cultures.

Take the Placement Exam

Other Slavic Languages

Unfortunately, we currently do not offer a placement or proficiency exam for other Slavic languages online. Please get in touch with our Language Program Coordinators to take a test.