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Spanish Placement

The La Sierra Testing Center administers Spanish language placement exams for the World Languages Department. If you would like to skip ahead in your Spanish placement to a higher level course you can do so through the Spanish placement test which is offered online. If you simply wish to start in SPAN 151 then placement is not required.

To register for the placement exam, please click here to purchase your placement test:  Payment Page

After you have submitted your payment we will send  your link via email the following business day (note this exam is self proctored and does not require scheduling with our office if you have questions you can contact our office for more information)

Spanish Placement Instructions

If you wish to place into higher level Spanish classes please complete the following steps:

  • Purchase ($10) the exam
  • An email will be sent to you by the next working day
  • Click on the link in the email and register
  • Take the test within 7 days

Test results are displayed immediately and your score will be put into our system by the next business day. You will need to wait for your score to be processed before registering for your class.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact testing@lasierra.edu If you need your score reviewed urgently so you can register please visit our office in Sierra Vista Hall or call our front desk (951)785-2452 

Foreign Language Alternatives For college credit

If you have fluency in annother language then you can earn credits through a language proficiency exam. We offer the following exams through our testing center. 

CLEP Exam

 

  • Spanish

  • French
  • German

BYU FLATS

(52 languages available, most popular listed below)

  • Arabic
  • Cantonese
  • Indonesian
  • Mandarin
  • Korean
  • Vietnamese
  • Portuguese
  • Tagalog
  • Etc...
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