2009-2010 PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE 

Korean Proficiency Test I (Part 1)
                      

Korean Proficiency Test II (Part 1)

Korean Proficiency Test I & II (Part 2 & 3)

Placement Test:

For Undergraduates,

Who:
- If you have no knowledge of Korean, please do not take the placement test. Take Korean 1, 2, 3 series.
- If you have been to exposed to the Korean language informally at home or formally in high school and would like to fulfill the one-year foreign language requirement, you are required to take the Korean Proficiency Test I.

What:
- The placement test is composed of three parts, Part 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar), Part 2 (Speaking) and Part 3 (Writing).
- Part 1 should betaken on-line on designated dates and Parts 2 and 3 will be taken in a separate session with a Korean instructor. Please check the schedule at Language Center.

When:
- The proficiency test is arranged only one time each year, before Fall quarter. Please contact Language Center for information on test schedules and registration.

For Graduates of the Center for East Asian Studies,

Who:
- If you have no knowledge of Korean, please do not take the placement test. Take Korean 1,2,3, 21,22, 23, 101,102,103 series in order.
- If you have been to exposed to the Korean language formally in high schools and would like to fulfill the one-year foreign language requirement, you are required to take the Korean proficiency test 1.
- If you have been to exposed to the Korean language formally in colleges or universities more than 2 years and would like to fulfill the two-year foreign language requirement, you are required to take the Korean Proficiency Test I (Part 1) and 2 (Part 1-3). Before test, please submit your transcript to the Korean Language Program coordinator. The Korean proficiency test 2 (Part 1) will be taken in a separate session with a Korean instructor after the Korean proficiency test 1 is completed.

What:
- Tests are composed of three parts, Part 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar, Level 1 and 2), Part 2 (Speaking) and Part 3 (Writing). Part 1 (Level 1) is taken on-line. Parts 2 and 3 are taken in a separate session individually with a Korean instructor.

When:
- Korean proficiency test I is only arranged only one time each year, before Fall quarter. Please contact Language Center for information on test schedules and registration.

For Graduates seeking the Reading Ability Test,

- If you are a graduate student and would like to fulfill the reading ability requirement in Korean as a foreign language, you are required to take the translation exam, English into Korean or Korean into English, as your department requests.
What:
- You will translate an article written in Korean or English for one hour. You may use Korean-English/English-Korean dictionary.
When
- The Reading Ability Test is arranged whenever there is an official request from your department administrator during quarters.