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 Chinese Language Program Placement Test

Update on Certifications of Language Proficiency (for fulfillment of language requirements):

Due to our department’s remote access, we cannot issue hardcopies of language certificates this semester. Our program director, Prof. Liu, will send a list of test results to the following deans/coordinator of each school which they will share internally to the appropriate administrators.

SIPA:  Tsuya Yee, ty2466@sipa.columbia.edu

CC and SEAS: Sarah Oldham,  sma2127@columbia.edu

GS: The language test scores will be sent to the Dean of Students office. Please follow up with your regular academic advisor regarding your score.

Barnard : Wendy Garay, wgaray@barnard.edu

MARSEA: Elizabeth Peiffer, ep3021@columbia.edu

We appreciate your patience as there are more than 400 each year. We are unable to report the result individually and ask that you write to your deans respectively and ask them to contact the above contact person if you just want to be placed out of language requirement.

If you still have questions regarding your certificate, please contact Prof. Jiang at tj2342@columbia.edu


The Chinese Language Program will administer the Chinese Placement Test online for the academic year of 2021-2022.

The placement test dates will be published around mid December and mid July. Please check our website around those time for updated information.

Important Reminders:

If you have a public (not international) high school or college diploma from mainland China or Taiwan where Mandarin Chinese is the instrucitonal language, you do not need to take the test. Please contact Prof. Jiang (tj2342@columbia.edu) with your diploma to receive a language certificate, which will exempt you from the 2-year foreign language requirement.

If you are not going to take a Chinese language course but want to receive a language certificate to confirm your level of proficiency, we highly suggest you to register for the exam during the spring semester. Due to high volume of test takers in the fall semester, our priority must be for students who want to take classes. We cannot guarantee that you will be able to receive your certificate on time during the fall semester.

The Placement test will consist of three components: a multiple choice section, a timed composition portion, and a speaking portion.

Please see the table below for the breakdown of the components of the Spring 2022 PLACEMENT EXAM:

Note: You must complete the online multiple-choice items and writing on your own before taking the speaking test.

Here is what you need to do:

  1. After the online test is open to public(see above dates),enroll the course via the link:   https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/enroll/J4KB34
  2. Read the announcement and see whether you qualify for the test or not.
  3. Look for Modules and click on it, then you will see the test.

The speaking test will take place on 1/14 via Zoom. You must complete the speaking test in order to get the final result of placemen test. On that day you will be assigned a test ID. Note, the test ID is very important as you will need it to check your placement result.


Placement Test Results for Spring 2022

Placement results can be found at this link. Please do not write to us asking for your result.


EALAC Graduate Students

If you are a graduate student from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, you will have to take the written test as everyone else online, but your oral and translation test will be with Prof. Liu between 10:00am-1:00pm on Friday, 1/14. You should use this zoom link to meet with him: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/94047649503?pwd=VStIR2FtRUJZZm5Wd0dVMjdqWGJoZz09 9503
Note: You don’t need to sign up the oral testing sheet when you take the online test.
Placement Results

Results for the fall 2021 placement test can be found in this attached file.


Classical Chinese Placement Test
For those who wish to skip the Introduction to Classical Chinese and take the Readings in Classical Chinese directly please take the placement test with Prof. Liu. The test will be held at 626 Kent Hall from 2:30pm-4:30pm on Friday, 1/14. If this time is not convenient for you, please contact Prof. Lening Liu at ll172@columbia.edu and make an appointment with him.

For all the placement/proficiency test fees, please visit our Language Testing Fee Policies page.

Proficiency Test: Please visit the Placement/Proficiency Frequently Asked Questions below for a list of contacts.

Placement/Proficiency Frequently Asked Questions

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