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Foreign Language Placement

All undergraduate students are required to pass a 200-level language course as part of the core basic requirements. Subsequently, any student who has studied a foreign language in high school must complete a foreign language placement test in the language(s) studied. Placement is determined by the Foreign Language Placement Test.

Exemptions may occur based on Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate scores; view the list below for details.

Students whose primary language (the language of instruction in the student’s prior schooling) is other than English may be exempt from the basic requirement in the foreign language and may have some restrictions on Division II choices. Please contact Ms. Margaret Clayton (claytom@wfu.edu) for more information.

Note: Once a placement level is determined, students will not receive credit for a class at a lower level than the level of their placement exam, unless they first complete all steps below:

  • register for the class in which they were placed,
  • attend a few class meetings,
  • consult with their professor,
  • successfully appeal their placement to the language placement appeals officers of the designated department

If you have any questions, please contact our office at undergraduateadvising@wfu.edu.

Foreign Language Placement tests require WFU credentials. Click the button below to access the placement test.

Foreign Language Placement Tests

(Username is WFU email minus @wfu.edu)

If you have technical problems while taking the placement test, please verify that you’re using the recommended browser. If problems persist, contact the Information Systems Service Desk at AskDeac for help.

If you lose your internet connection, contact AskDeac to explain and request that your initial results be deleted; you can then restart the FLPT from the beginning.

AP & IB Foreign Language Placement

Notes

  • Consult the Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate policies for foreign language placement of languages not reflected above.
  • Students who receive credit for German 212 but wish to take German 212 at WFU may petition the German and Russian Department to have their AP credit changed to German 210 or 214, as applicable
  • Spanish 280 satisfies the language requirement, counts towards the Spanish major or minor, and is recommended if you think you may pursue a Spanish major or minor. If you scored a 4 or 5 in AP Spanish Language, you are prepared for this class.
  • Spanish 212 may be taken if you scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Spanish Language exam and are fairly certain that you will not be pursuing Spanish at Wake Forest. This class does not count toward the major or minor.
  • * Highly recommended.

If you have any questions regarding your placement result or are looking to appeal your placement result, you may contact the professors below.