Spanish Placement Test (SPT) — Description

The SPT is an online test. The program used is Moodle, a management learning program. The SPT places students from beginning to advanced levels (101-301) of Spanish.

Content: It consists of 62 (sixty -two) multiple-choice questions.  

Duration: It takes a maximum of 60 minutes to complete. However, this varies according to the ability (level) of each student.

Availability: The SPT is now online all year long.

NOTE— The SPT is valid for one year only.

Requiring special accommodations? Please contact: Student Support Services or call: 503-768-7156


Before taking the test-

1. You will need a Lewis and Clark E-mail Account

Check list-

» I have a LC E-Mail account.

» I have FireFox installed on my computer.

» I have made sure my computer is running fine.


»I am ready to take the SPT

WHO NEEDS TO TAKE THE SPT?

  1. Students who have taken Spanish elsewhere for a brief period.
  2. Students with prior experience in Spanish (living in a Hispanic country, etc.).
  3. Students who have studied two languages, and Spanish is one of them.
  4. Students who have studied more than one language for which we give the Foreign Language Placement exam, and if students would like to continue to study both of them.

    —Take the placement exam in one of the languages. Then, contact a professor in the Foreign Languages Department for individualized placement into the second language.

Any questions not addressed in FAQ's? spt@lclark.edu (e-mail response may take up to 24 hours).

WHO DOES NOT NEED TO TAKE THE SPT?

  1. Students who have fulfilled the Foreign Language requirement because of an AP (Advanced Placement Language) Examination score of 4, 5 or an IB (International Baccalaureate Higher Level Language Examination) score of 5, 6, or 7, and have received the credits from the Registrar's Office at LC.
  2. Students who have never studied Spanish before.
  3. Students who have studied another foreign language (e.g., Italian), and do not plan to take Spanish.
  4. Transfer students who have studied Spanish at the college level elsewhere, have transferred credits to LC, and have received the corresponding credits from the Registrar's Office for such courses. In that case, students should continue with the next course according to the Registrar's Office requirements.