Placement Exams

The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures hosts regularly scheduled placement exams during the Fall and Winter quarters only.

It is *strongly suggested* that all students with a language background take a placement exam if they would like to take a language course in a given academic year.

Please see placement exam FAQ below for further information about placement exams.

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Chinese Exam

Fall 2025 exam registration is now closed. Please see the exam site for your results if you took the Fall 2025 exam. The next available exam will be offered in […]

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Filipino Exam

Fall 2025 exam registration is now closed. Please see the exam site for your results if you took the Fall 2025 exam. The next available exam will be offered in […]

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Hindi-Urdu Exam

Fall 2025 exam registration is now closed. Please see the exam site for your results if you took the Fall 2025 exam. The next available exam will be offered in […]

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Indonesian Exam

Fall 2025 exam registration is now closed. Please see the exam site for your results if you took the Fall 2025 exam. The next available exam will be offered in […]

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Japanese Exam

Fall 2025 exam registration is now closed.  The next available exam will be offered in Winter 2026. Winter 2026 exam details will become available closer to the exam date. Registration […]

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Korean Exam

Fall 2025 exam registration is now closed. Please see the exam site for your results if you took the Fall 2025 exam. The next available exam will be offered in […]

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Thai Exam

The Fall 2025 Placement test for Thai language will be held on Wednesday, September 24th, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. This Placement test is ONLY for UCLA students and will “place” students […]

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Vietnamese Exam

Fall 2025 exam registration is now closed. The next available exam will be offered in Winter 2026. Winter 2026 exam details will become available closer to the exam date. Registration […]