World Language Assessments

Language Placement Test

Bradley currently offers an online language assessment in French, Spanish and Chinese. For Arabic please contact the Department Chair. Please review this section to determine whether or not a language placement test is right for you:

• Students who studied a foreign language in high school or at another college or university and who wish to continue studying the same language at Bradley University must take a placement test before enrolling in a language course. If you studied a language before you cannot enroll in a language class without a placement score.
• If you want to take a new language that you have never studied before you do not need to take the placement exam.
• Language skills are extremely useful. Even if not required for your major, time spent in language coursework will improve your marketability after graduation.
• Students who place at the 102 (second semester level) or higher can also earn extra retroactive credit. A student who places in Spanish 201 (Spanish 3) for example, can earn 8 extra BU credits. For more information go to the World Languages website.
• If you are interested in language study it is best to take classes sooner rather than later. If you wait, your language skills will be rusty.
• If you are unsure whether or not to take the language placement, we recommend you complete it and have the score on file.

The World Language Placement Exam is now available. Unlike the math assessment, students only take the language placement exam once.