Placement Exams

Placement tests are offered to incoming students (freshmen and transfers). These tests provide an opportunity for students to attain advanced placement, receive credit, or meet certain General Education Requirements at Valparaiso University. Advanced placement and/or credit are awarded in languages and mathematics as explained in the listings for those departments in the General Catalog.

Credit earned by examination may achieve advanced standing, meet General Education Requirements, and accelerate progress into advanced areas of study in an intended major or interdisciplinary program. Credit by examination may reduce the time required to earn an undergraduate degree.

Subjects:

• World Languages
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
• Mathematics

These tests are used to place students into the appropriate level for each subject; credit is not awarded for those courses that students place out of. Students who take the Language Placement Exam, however, may be eligible to receive retroactive credit for previous levels once the student satisfactorily completes the higher-level course at Valparaiso University. Please read the “Placement and Special Credit” section under World Languages and Cultures in the General Catalog for complete details.

Languages

Learn more about World Languages & Cultures online.

Mathematics

The Mathematics placement summary can be found on the Math Placement and AP Credit page.