Language Learning Resource Center
Proficiency and Placement Examinations in Modern Languages
Standard Course Sequence
Students demonstrate proficiency in a modern language by taking a sequence of four progressive courses: 1010, 1020, 2010 and 2020 – in Arabic, Chinese, French German, Italian, Japanese, Russian or Spanish. Students who begin their language study at a level above 1010 may NOT go back and take lower-level courses for credit without permission from the Chair. As soon as students enroll at Wright State, they should take the WECAPE placement test in the Department of Modern Languages to determine their level of proficiency. Once students begin language study at a certain level, they may not skip courses in the sequence without permission from the Chair.
Guidelines for Placement, Proficiency, and Exemption
from the College of Liberal Arts Language Requirement
PLEASE NOTE: no matter what your major is, it is Department POLICY that you may buy back credits ONLY at EITHER the 1000-2000 level OR the 3000 level, NOT BOTH.
WEBCAPE PLACEMENT TEST SCALE
FRENCH
0-259 FR 1010
260-336 FR 1020
337-402 FR 2010
403-500 FR 2020
500-600 3000-LEVEL FRENCH
600 & above Meet with advisor
GERMAN
0-291 GER 1010
292-383 GER 1020
384-492 GER 2010
493-550 GER 2020
550-600 3000-LEVEL GERMAN
600 & above Meet with advisor
SPANISH
0-269 SPN 1010
270-345 SPN 1020
346-427 SPN 2010
428-510 SPN 2020
510-600 3000-LEVEL SPANISH
600 & above Meet with advisor
Students, please NOTE the following possibilities and restrictions:
HOW TO BUY “BACK CREDITS” TO ADVANCE YOUR COLLEGE CAREER
- Take the WEBCAPE placement exam
- Receive a score of 497 (for example), and place into 2020
- Finish the course, achieving a 'C' or better and
- Purchase optional credits for courses below that level at $50 /credit hour (1010, 1020, 2010 – 9 credit hours)
- You need to fill out the Credit by Examination Registration Form, available from the Administrative Specialist in 325 Millett.
FOR NATIVE, HERITAGE AND ADVANCED SPEAKERS OF FRENCH, GERMAN OR SPANISH
If you score 600 or above on the WEBCAPE Placement test, you are eligible to take the Proficiency Exam ($25 fee) to receive up to 6 hours of graded credits for $50/credit hour. Courses awarded are chosen from the following:
One of 3110, 3120 (Conversation)
One of 3210, 3220 (Composition)
Please note that you MAY NOT buy back credits from both the 1000-2000 level and the 3000-level; only one of these two options is available to each student.
Time and Place for Placement Exams -
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STUDENTS: Please bring your UID card!
Non students: no uid is required)
See left-hand link for placement times. These times include periods when the University is on break. Come to the Department of Modern Languages office (325 Millett) and you will be shown to the lab and can take the test there; do NOT come after the last times listed on the placement times link, as you might not have enough time to complete the test (the office closes at 5:00 pm M-F). Remember that placement into any course above 1010 gives you the right to buy back credits (at $50/credit hour) for courses below which you have been placed. See Tips for Students for more detailed information.
Proficiency in Languages Other than French, German
and Spanish
Students who claim their native language as English but would like to take a proficiency exam in a language Wright State offers other than French, German, or Spanish, may do so by arrangement with the department. Students can take one of these exams to exempt themselves from the CoLA foreign language requirement.
Students who claim as their native language a language NOT offered at Wright State (such as Hindi, for example) can find a qualified professor at another local college or university who speaks that language to test them and officially verify to the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages that they are proficient. In this case, the student can be declared exempt from the College of Liberal Arts language requirement, but cannot buy back any credits.
Students who claim a language other than English as their native language may complete their CoLA foreign language requirement by taking one of several 300-level English courses or by taking a proficiency exam administered by that department. These students should contact the English Deparment at 775-3136.