MLPE FAQ

Log into Bearweb, under “Student Academic Services” open the New Student Dashboard. Your placement result should be under the “Testing” tab on the left.

• The result will appear in Bearweb immediately, unless you were placed in Spanish heritage track courses, 1304, 2304, or 3304. 

• If you were placed in SPA 1304, 2304, or 3304, it takes 24-48 hours for the result to show up in Bearweb.

• Once the result is in Bearweb, you can register.

If you are registering for 1301, 1302, or 2310, make sure to register for the lab also. You may have to enter both CRNS in the boxes at the same time. You can’t register for one and then the other.

If you plan to take Spanish, then YES. If you want to take French or German and if you have experience with these languages (taken a course, have lived in a country where they use these languages, etc.), then you need to take the placement test. If you have NO experience using French or German, you can register for 1301

If you have any experience with the language you want to take, then you need to send an email to the division director for that language: Dr. Xin Wang (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean); Dr. Cristian Bratu (Italian); Dr. Gabrielle Miller (Portuguese); Dr. Adrienne Harris (Russian).

Yes, however, it has to be six weeks after your last placement test.

Placement exams do not bear credit; therefore, a student does not receive credit for courses below the level into which he or she has tested based on the MLPE score alone. For information on credit by exam, visit this website. Before proceeding, please read the policy page.

YES. If you want to take any Spanish course, you are required to take the placement test.

• The result will appear in Bearweb immediately, unless you were placed in Spanish heritage track courses, 1304, 2304, or 3304. 

• If you were placed in SPA 1304, 2304, or 3304, it takes 24-48 hours for the result to show up in Bearweb.

• Once the result is in Bearweb, you can register.

Students who were placed in 1302 or 1412 based on the MLPE Spanish Placement Test, follow this link.