Language Course Placement
Students taking any beginning language course at York College should have no background in that language, or – in the case of French, German, and Spanish – should take the placement test: 1) if you have studied ANY French, German, or Spanish; OR 2) speak any of those languages at home; OR 3) learned one of those languages during a stay abroad. It is important that you take a language placement test to ensure that you are placed at the course level giving you the greatest chance of success. Please take the exam as soon as possible even if you do not have immediate plans to enroll in a French, German, or Spanish course.
Language Exam Access
- Access the placement exam here: access to language placement exam.
- Create an account as prompted by providing your name, YCP email
address, YCP ID number and a unique password for this account.
- Once you've created your account, you will access a new page where you
will select the appropriate language for your test.
- Continue on to complete the short survey questions.
- Start the placement exam.
Exam Process
The testing process takes 20 minutes on average but can run shorter or longer. The exam should be taken in one sitting, so please set aside a block of 30 minutes for its completion. For your own benefit, you should not consult materials or other people to help with the exam. You want to make sure you are placed in the course that best matches your needs and abilities!
Please take the exam only once. If you are interrupted, you may continue where you left off by accessing the log-in page the same way you did when you started the test session. Be sure to re-enter your name and ID number exactly the same way as you did when you started the exam. Click on "resume" and you should be able to continue the exam.
Exam Result
You will receive a score and the corresponding language course level as soon as you complete the exam. Your score will also be sent to the Registrar, your academic adviser, and the faculty teaching the language in which you took the exam. This will be your language level regardless of when you take the language at York College: therefore, it is to your advantage to enroll in language courses before too much time has gone by, to keep your knowledge fresh.
Get Credit for Your Language Course!
If you take a language course that is below a course level you have previously taken, or below the level of your placement score, you will not receive credit for the course. (Exceptions with regard to placement based on test score can be made on an individual basis prior to taking a language course.)
Generation Next Global Citizenship:
The following programs allow six credits in the same language to satisfy the Generation Next Global Citizenship requirement of York College's general education curriculum:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice
- Electrical Engineering
- Forensic Chemistry
- Fine Art
- Gerontology
- Graphic Design
- History
- Human Services
- Mass Communication
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music, B.A. and B.S.
- Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Nursing
- Psychology, with the following proviso: The Global Citizenship requirement can be fulfilled through six credit hours of any foreign language in addition to the Spanish already required for the Psychology major.
- Public Relations
- Radiography
- Respiratory Care
- Sociology
- Theatre
Foreign language study is required of all students majoring in Literary and Textual Studies (English), Intelligence Analysis, International Relations, Philosophy, Professional Writing, and Secondary Education - English.
Click here to take the Language Placement Exam
Contact Us:
For more information or clarity on language placement exams, please contact Kia Kuresman
- Kia Kuresman, M.Ed. (Director of Academic Advising):
- Phone: 717-815-1503
- Email: kkuresma@ycp.edu