Undergraduate Placement Exams (First Year)

First Year Placement Tests include: Mathematics, Honors Chemistry, and foreign languages. (Test Schedule below)

PLEASE NOTE: University of Washington foreign language graduation requirements have changed, please consult UW Advising. If you need a second year, third year, or deficiency test, you have to make an individual appointment with our office (206-543-1170).

LENGTH:
Actual testing time is 60 minutes. The total testing appointment time is 90 minutes, which includes check-in and instructions. CHECK-IN HALF HOUR BEFORE TEST.
LOCATION:
Room 440 of Schmitz Hall, Testing Center
FEE:
MATH Tests: $35 per test (new fee effective 1/1/09)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE and HONORS CHEMISTRY: $25 per test
We only accept cash, check, or money order payable to "University of Washington"
REGISTRATION:
None, test is given on walk-in basis as space permits, you should arrive up to 30 minutes prior to reserve a seat. Bring picture identification and #2 pencils. Know your University of Washington student number.

PLEASE NOTE: Calculators are not needed and are not allowed on the Math tests. The Honors Chemistry test allows the use of a non-programmable hand calculator.

RESULTS:
Test scores are available at 8:00 a.m. the day after you take the exam. The official scores will be available from the UW registration system at 5:00 p.m. the day after you take the exam. For example, if you take a placement exam on Tuesday, your score will be available on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. The official score will be available from the UW registration system at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
RETEST POLICIES:
 Math: Each type (advanced or intermediate) twice in a twelve-month period, two-week wait between tests.

Honors Chemistry: Twice in a twelve-month period, two-week wait between tests.

German & Korean : Twice in a twelve-month period, 75-day wait between tests.

Japanese: Once a quarter.

French, Italian, and Spanish: Once every 6 months.

Check-in begins promptly at the times listed below; you should arrive 30 minutes prior to reserve a seat. Seating is available on a space available basis; note that test sessions occasionally fill-up or may be cancelled. To determine the placement prerequisites for a particular course, consult the UW Course Catalog.

If you arrive after the scheduled test time, you will not be admitted to the examination. With the exception of Honors Chemistry, aids are NOT permitted during the test. You may not bring dictionaries, books, scratch paper, calculators, or notebooks with you on the day of the test.

Test Schedule

Summer Quarter Schedule: 6/15-9/25, 2009

New Test Fees: $35 Mathematics
$25 foreign language and honors chemistry
Mondays Check-in at 11:00 a.m. Test at 11:30 a.m.
Tuesdays Check in at 1:00 p.m. Test at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesdays Check-in at 8:00 a.m. Test at 8:30 a.m.
Thursdays Check-in at 11:00 a.m. Test at 11:30 a.m.
Fridays No placement testing

Exceptions:

No testing on Monday, September 7, 2009 (Labor Day holiday).