Proficiency Exams
Proficiency exams are available to currently admitted and enrolled UW students and measure one’s ability in a language and are used to satisfy or waive language requirements. Proficiency tests are NOT used to determine what level of language course you should be taking. The UW Language Learning Center (LLC) supports the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures for placement and proficiency exams.
To register and learn more about proficiency exams in BCMS, Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian, please visit our departmental page on the LLC website.
For all other languages, please visit the main language testing page on the LLC website to locate your language of choice.
Questions? Email langtest@uw.edu.
Placement Tests
Placement tests are intended for students who would like to continue studying a Slavic language at the UW, but do not know with which level of language they should begin.
The Russian and Ukrainian placement tests are hour-long written exams and may only be taken one time by a student in any given year. Results are typically available within a week. Please e-mail slavoffice@uw.edu with your UW NetID for access to the placement test.
Placement tests for Polish may be arranged on an individual basis. Contact Agnieszka Jezyk for details.
Placement tests for BCMS may be arranged on an individual basis. Contact Bojan Belić for details.
PLEASE NOTE: NO CREDIT is given for placement tests. The placement test is solely a tool to gauge language level, and may not be used for any other purpose (i.e., in lieu of a proficiency exam).
Credit by Exam
The Slavic Department does not offer credit by exams for any language.
Can non-UW classes be considered for UW credit?
The Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures stands ready to assess non-UW language, literature, and culture courses for which we have expertise in our department. In order to be considered for the department’s course credit, students will be expected to submit (1) syllabi for the courses taken outside the UW, (2) samples of class materials for such courses (e.g., notes, graded homework assignments, tests), and (3) a proof of the final assessment (overall course grade earned). Credit approval is at the discretion of the department.