{"id":23610,"date":"2022-07-07T00:10:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T04:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/?page_id=23610"},"modified":"2025-01-14T09:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:25:18","slug":"language-placement-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/classes\/language-placement-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Placement Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a non-BU student, or you have never taken a Spanish class at BU before, you must take the <strong>Language Placement Test<\/strong>. It will take you around 15-30 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/app.emmersion.ai\/registration?shortId=912508bfb8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Language Placement Test<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Create an account<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8216;Spanish&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Students: you must complete this test carefully, to the best of your ability\u2014 placement in the appropriate level of Spanish is integral to your academic experience abroad.\u00a0It is important to note that the LPT\u00a0 serves as a guide,<strong> but the on-site Spanish language instructors will have final say in assessing language level and placement in the appropriate class.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are enrolled in a Spanish class deemed too advanced for you, our language team will advise you to drop down a level in order to maximize your class performance.<\/li>\n<li>If our instructors believe that you have enrolled in a level below your capabilities, you will be asked to move to the next Spanish class level so 1) you will not get bored in class (challenge yourself!) and 2) you will not be distracting or discouraging to other students.<\/li>\n<li>If you are a native Spanish speaker, please contact <a href=\"mailto:dgannon@bu.edu\">dgannon@bu.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:amaliapj@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">amaliapj@bu.edu<\/a>. <strong>Native Spanish speakers should enroll in a 400-level class.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Taking a <strong>language\/ literature class while studying abroad is a requirement<\/strong> of the BU Madrid program, no exceptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send a screenshot or PDF copy of the results to your BUSA program manager. This placement will not only determine\u00a0 the Spanish class in which you enroll, but also the electives you are eligible to take as well.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Unsure of the results? Don&#8217;t worry! Our Spanish language instructors are <strong>experts<\/strong> and will help you find the Spanish level that best suits you. In the meantime, we will stick to what the LPT recommends since it is very accurate.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Additional Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/academics\/undergraduate\/placement-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bu.edu\/academics &#8211; undergrad placement tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/undergraduate\/cas-language-requirement\/#lowerlevel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAS Language Q&amp;A<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a non-BU student, or you have never taken a Spanish class at BU before, you must take the Language Placement Test. It will take you around 15-30 minutes to complete. BU Language Placement Test Create an account Choose &#8216;Spanish&#8217; Students: you must complete this test carefully, to the best of your ability\u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12396,"featured_media":0,"parent":12066,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23610"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25572,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23610\/revisions\/25572"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}