Language Placement Testing

Language Placement Testing

Select a campus below for more information about scheduling Language Placement Tests on your campus.

USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

All students interested in taking a Language Placement Test on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus should contact Roberto Jiménez via email.  

 Language(s) Offered: Spanish

USF St. Petersburg campus

Language Placement Testing on the USF St. Petersburg campus is currently issued online through the Debbie Nye Sembler Student Success Center. 

SCHEDULE AN ONLINE LANGUAGE PLACEMENT TEST

Placement Test fee: $25

Language(s) Offered: French, Spanish

Required Materials:

  • Microsoft Teams

  • Camera

  • Microphone

  • USF Student ID

  • A Second Photo ID

  • Debit or Credit Card (for the exam fee)

Questions?

Please contact testing@usfsp.edu. 

USF Tampa campus 

Placement testing at the USF Tampa campus is going virtual on Microsoft Teams for Summer 2021. Tests are by appointment only and proctors must be contacted using the link below to schedule an appointment. Make sure that in the link, you write your full first and last name, USF email, and USF ID (U#). Only one appointment must be made per student. You have the option to change your appointment, but you cannot change the appointment 24 hours before your appointment. 

New Booking times will be released on a week-by-week basis due to the proctor's schedules. New Booking times will be released every Friday by 5PM EST. Please check back on the website if there are no any available proctoring times. Note that all testing times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/WorldLanguagesDepartmentUSF

Placement Test fee: $25

Language(s) Offered: French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish

Required Materials: 

  • Microsoft Teams
  • A laptop with a working camera
  • A laptop that can share screens
  • Microphone
  • Photo ID
  • Debit or Credit Card (for the exam fee)

Please note that a tablet will not work. Please make sure to use a computer that can screenshare and is able to use a camera at the same time. We will not be able to proctor if you do not have the requirements needed for the test. 

***Testing dates/times are always subject to change***

For more information about placement testing, please contact Patricia Boyd.
Do NOT email the test proctors with your questions.

BYU TESTS

BYU Tests (languages not listed under placement tests on USF Tampa's campus) are offered by appointment ONLY. Please email Patricia Boyd for more information.