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Cornell On-Line Language Tests

The following tests are currently offered at this site:

• English
  Describe What You See [Requires Shockwave® Player 11.5 or later] ]
  
• German
  Berlin Consortium Entrance Exam [Requires Shockwave® Player 11.5 or later] ]
  
• Russian
  Harvey: A Sample Test in English and Russian [Requires Shockwave® Player 11.5 or later] ]
  Russian 1103 Final [Requires Shockwave® Player 11.5 or later] ] (Cornell students only)
  

Some of the tests are offered only at certain times of year. For a schedule of Spanish, Italian, and French placement tests, please see this schedule.

One of the purposes of online testing is to make it easier for first year students to determine their placement level prior to arriving to campus. We will develop tests in more languages over time.

Note on supported browsers: While we aim to support as many different computers, operating systems, and browsers as we can, we cannot support all of them. The exact list of supported browsers keeps changing as they continue to evolve and we try to catch up. Please use one of the more common Windows or Mac OS browsers. Otherwise you may see a warning after you log in.

Useful Links

• Language Resource Center
• Cornell Home Page
• CUInfo

Language Departments and Programs

• Africana Studies and Research Center
• Asian Studies: Language Placement and Testing
• Classics
• German Studies
• Linguistics
• Near Eastern Studies
• Romance Studies
• Russian Language Program

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