Placement Tests
Arabic Placement Test
At the beginning of each semester we conduct a placement test for incoming students (first year and transfer) as well as for all students coming back from any non-GU program (including GU-approved programs abroad). This is to ensure proper placement in Arabic courses. This test will measure students’ abilities in Listening, Reading, Grammar and Vocabulary. The placement exam is not intended as achievement or proficiency test- rather, its sole purpose is to decide where you most appropriately fit within the sequence of courses offered in the Arabic Department’s curriculum. Students with no prior Arabic experience do not need to take the Arabic placement exam and must register for ARAB 1011, Intensive Beginner Arabic
A placement exam score is only valid for the semester in which the exam is taken. If there is a gap between the time of the placement exam and your most recent Arabic course, you will need to retake the placement exam.
No placement exams will be given after the scheduled placement exams taken above. If the placement exam is not taken by the last scheduled placement exam, students must wait until the start of the following semester.