Departmental Exams

Examination	Testing Guidelines	Contact
SPANISH MultiCAT	Computerized placement test usually taken during freshman orientation. Places students in courses from 102.66 - 104. Students with any college Spanish credit are not eligible to take this exam. Students with less than 2 years of high school study are not required to take this exam. This exam may be taken only once. Native Speakers are not eligible. During the quarter, the MultiCAT is given Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 3:30pm	Foreign Language Center 100 Hagerty Hall 614-292-4361 Exam location: 171 Hagerty Hall 614-292-0743
EM Proficiency Exams	Written exam that allows students to improve the MultiCAT testing results from 102.66 - 104. Students with transfer credit who wish to place above previous course work. Native speakers are only eligible to take the 401 exam. This exam may be taken only once. Students currently enrolled in a course may take an EM Test for that course only during the first week of the quarter. Fee: $40 (Check or money order payable to: Department of Spanish & Portuguese. This fee is due the day of the exam. No cash please.)	The Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese 298 Hagerty Hall 292-4958 Scheduled EM Sessions
. SLRPE	Spanish Listening and Reading Proficiency Exam (SLRPE) is one of the prerequisites for entry into Spanish 401 or above. Students can repeat the SLRPE exam once but they have to wait until the fifth week of the following quarter. A third test may be petitioned through the Language Studies Committee. Students enrolled in Spanish H104 or 250 are eligible to take the SLRPE by the fifth week of the quarter. Students who took Spanish 401and 403 abroad must take the SLRPE before enrolling in any further Spanish courses.	The Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese 298 Hagerty Hall 292-4958 Scheduled SLRPE Sessions
SPANISH Native Speakers Exam	Students who graduated from a high school where the level of instruction was in Spanish are considered native speakers. These countries include: Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, Central and South America and Spain. Requirements: Bring your OSU ID (or driver's license) with you to the exam.	Dr. Jan Macian 240 Hagerty Hall Exam Location: 240 Hagerty Hall 614-292-7125 for appointment macian.1@osu.edu
SPANISH 572 Reading Exam	Proficiency exams for students not enrolled in the Spanish graduate program of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Dictionary reading: one 500 word text from the student's department (supplied by student's advisor) and one 250 word text supplied by examiner. Use of dictionary permitted. Time: 1 hour for 500 word text, 1/2 hour for 250 word text. Requirements: Bring your OSU ID (or driver's license) with you to the exam.	Dr. Jan Macian 240 Hagerty Hall E-mail macian.1@osu.edu for appointment.
PORTUGUESE 572 Reading Exam	Proficiency exams for students not enrolled in the Portuguese graduate program of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Dictionary reading: one 500 word text from the student's department (supplied by student's advisor) and one 250 word text supplied by examiner. Use of dictionary permitted. Time: 1 hour for 500 word text, 1/2 hour for 250 word text. Requirements: Bring your OSU ID (or driver's license) with you to the exam	Professor Lúcia Costigan 246 Hagerty Hall 614-292-0833 for appointment costigan.2@osu.edu Autumn - Winter - Spring