African Languages: By appointment. Please contact Mariame Sy at sms2168@columbia.edu
Arabic: Friday, September 1, 2023, 10am-1pm in Knox Hall. Please contact Taoufik Ben Amor at tb46@columbia.edu and Professor Zeina Sayegh at zs2562@columbia.edu.
Armenian: By appointment. Please contact Charry Karamanoukian at ck2444@columbia.edu
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian: To schedule a test, contact Aleksandar Boskovic at ab3865@columbia.edu
Chinese: Placement test is online. The pre-exam registration period is open August 18, 2023. The exam period is open from August 23 to August 30 with the Speaking portion available September 1, 2023.
French: Placement test is online. Open exclusively for incoming first-year students: Monday, July 10th - Sunday, July 16th (closes 5pm). Exams will be graded daily during this week; August exams will be graded weekly. FAQs are available on our website. Please contact Professor Karen Santos da Silva at ksantosd@barnard.edu to request access outside our open exam period.
German: Placement test is online. Open July 1st to July 31st. To gain access to the exam, please email Professor Irene Motyl-Mudretzkyj at imotyl@barnard.edu.
Greek: Contact Prof. Nancy Worman at nworman@barnard.edu to determine Greek placement.
Hebrew: Placement test is in person. Thursday, August 31, 2023, 10am-1pm in Knox Hall. Please contact Naama Harel at nh2508@columbia.edunh2508@columbia.edu
Hindi-Urdu: The Hindi-Urdu faculty will administer written Placement and Proficiency Tests in Hindi and Urdu from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Friday, September 1, 2023. Please contact Rakesh Ranjan at rr2574@columbia.edu for more information.
Italian: Placement test is online. To schedule a test, please email italian@columbia.edu and aa2783@columbia.edu
Japanese: Placement test is online. Dates available in June 2023. Please contact Naoko Sourial (nns2111@columbia.edu) for any questions
Korean: Korean has both written and oral components of the placement exam. The online multiple-choice writing tests are available on CourseWorks from August 14, 2023 (Mon) until August 29, 2023 (Tue). You need to sign in with your UNI.The writing part of the test will be administered on August 31 (Thu) at 10:00 am. You are required to write about 3-5 topics. Upon completion of the writing test, you will then be guided to the speaking test, which takes about 15-20 minutes. Refer to the website for information on how to sign up and complete the exam. For any questions regarding the placement exam, please contact Prof. Joowon Suh (js604@columbia.edu).
Latin: Contact Prof. Kristina Milnor at kmilnor@barnard.edu to determine Latin placement.
Persian: Please contact Saeed Honarmand at sh3468@columbia.edu.
Portuguese: The Portuguese placement test is offered in the fall and spring semesters during the first week of classes. Please make an appointment with Ana Paula Huback (aph2129@columbia.edu) to take this exam.
Russian: To schedule a test, contact Alla Smyslova (as2157@columbia.edu)
Sanskrit: Please contact Shiv Subramaniam at: sks2184@columbia.edu.
Spanish: Placement test is online. Please contact María Eugenia Lozano at mlozano@barnard.edu with any questions.
Turkish: Individual appointments will be scheduled with Prof. Colak for oral proficiency exams and written exams during the two weeks prior to the start of the Fall semester. Please contact Zuleyha Colak at zc2208@columbia.edu.
