
There are over 5,000 languages spoken in the world
today. When you study a language you gain greater insights into the
varied cultures these languages represent, and thus gain a greater
appreciation
of the world and your place within it. Learning a foreign language
gives you access to new literature, new music, and new art. Knowledge
of a
foreign language can open up travel-filled career paths in business,
technology, diplomacy, journalism, education, the military and countless
other fields. If
you are an undergraduate in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
you may need to take a foreign language to graduate. Click on the
links above or below to get more information on languages and language
study at the University of Kansas.
If you are enrolling at KU for the first time and want
to continue your study of Spanish, German or French, you will need to
take an on-line placement
exam prior to your arrival on campus. You will receive the password for accessing this exam along with the New Student Orientation confirmation card, which indicates the date of your on-campus orientation. Although you may request to
have an e-mail summary of your results sent to you, a complete set of
results will be included in the materials you are given during on-campus
enrollment. As part of this enrollment process you will meet with a
foreign language placement advisor who will interpret your results and
suggest a proper course placement. These exams must be completed one week prior to
your arrival on campus for orientation as they are a crucial component
in your enrollment process. Those students failing to take the
exams prior to arriving on campus may be unable to sign up for a foreign
language course until the add/drop period at the beginning of the semester.
Students currently enrolled at KU are asked
to come to 4070 Wescoe to take these computerized exams in one of
our computer labs. We will provide you with a copy of your
results to take to the language placement advisors. For all other
language placement exams, please contact the department offering
the language. Links to all of KU's language departments are provided
in the left navigation panel.
Arabic | Bosnian
| Chinese | Croatian
| Danish | Dutch
| French | German
| Greek | Haitian
Hausa | Hebrew
| Hungarian | Italian
| Japanese | Kechwa
| Kiswahili | Korean
| Latin | Mayan
Polish | Portuguese
| Russian | Serbian
| Slovene | Spanish
| Swedish | Tibetan
Turkish | Ukrainian
| Uyghur | Wolof