Japanese Language Program Placement

A score of 5 on the Japanese Advanced Placement exam, or a score of 780-800 on the SAT II Subject Test in Japanese, satisfies the Columbia College and the School of General Studies foreign language requirement. Students without AP or SAT II scores, as well as those who wish to continue their study of Japanese at Columbia, must take the department’s placement exam during Orientation.

For information regarding registration, exam format, online review exercises, etc. please click here. 

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

Proficiency Exam: For those who wish to get a certificate for language proficiency, please contact Nicole Roldan (nr2746@columbia.edu)