Placement notes

• If you have not previously studied computer science, you should review the course descriptions for CSC 161 and CSC 171 on the Course Descriptions Course Schedules website. Both courses offer an introduction to programming.
• If you received any of the following exam scores, you do not need to take the placement exam. Instead, you should register for CSC 172:
  • 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science A exam
  • 5+ score on the IB Computer Science exam
  • A on the A-Level Computer Science exam
• If you are self-taught and interested in registering for CSC 172, you must first pass the computer science placement exam (instructions below) with an 80 percent or higher score.

Instructions

1. Log into your Blackboard account.
2. Navigate to the organization with Rochester Ready in the title, under My Organizations.
3. Select Computer Science Placement Exam in the side menu.
4. Read through exam introduction.
5. Click the underlined Computer Science Placement Exam text.
6. Read the instructions and click Begin to start the exam.

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Note: The computer science placement exam is only available to incoming students. 

Questions: Department of Computer Science

Placement notes

When determining the right language course level for you, the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures advisors rely on:

• The results of the placement exams administered by the department
• Advanced Placement (AP) examination scores or International Baccalaureate (IB) rankings that you have submitted
• Information on how you learned the language(s) that you know (e.g., at home, in school, how long you have been speaking or learning the language, etc.)

If you plan to continue with a language you have previously studied: you are required to first take a placement exam. (This applies throughout all of your semesters at Rochester.) Your official placement may be different than your expectations, so we encourage you to take the placement exam as early as possible in order to accurately plan your future course selections.

If you want to take a language you've never studied and do not speak: a placement test is not needed. Simply enroll in any 101 section of that language.

Please see the following instructions for the language you are interested in below.

Placement instructions by language

Chinese: Complete the online placement exam, which will evaluate your reading only. You will then need to meet with Chinese Placement Advisor Ping Pian to evaluate your listening and speaking skills. If you have questions, you may contact Professor Pian at ping.pian@rochester.edu.

French: Complete the online placement exam. Questions? Contact French Placement Advisor Carole Nasra at cnasra@ur.rochester.edu.

German: Complete the online placement exam. Questions? Contact German Placement Advisor Susan Gustafson at susangustafson@rochester.edu.

Italian: Contact the Italian Placement Advisor Teresa Murano at teresamurano@gmail.com.

Japanese: Complete the preliminary questions (PDF) and send it to the email address is provided on the form. Then, read the instructions for the Japanese placement test, which will provide details about the test and where to find it. Questions? Contact Japanese Placement Advisor Mariko Tamate at mariko.tamate@rochester.edu.

Korean: Complete the online placement exam. Fill in the Korean language placement form and submit it to Professor Myounghee Cho by email to get the test result. Questions? Contact Korean Placement Advisor Myounghee Cho at myounghee.cho@rochester.edu.

Polish: Contact Polish Placement Advisor Małgorzata Wojciechowska, at wmalgorz@ur.rochester.edu.

Portuguese: Contact Portuguese Placement Advisor Teresa Valdez at tvaldez@ur.rochester.edu.

Russian: Complete the online placement exam. Questions? Contact Russian Placement Advisor Laura Givens at laura.givens@rochester.edu.

Spanish: Complete the online placement exam. Questions? Contact Spanish Placement Advisor Kirt Komocki at kkomocki@ur.rochester.edu.

Placement notes

If you are interested in registering for a music theory course, you should take the music theory placement exam on Blackboard (instructions below). Results will guide you to appropriate placement into MUSC 110 or MUSC 111. If you received a score of 4 or 5 on the Music Theory AP exam, you do not need to take the placement exam and can instead register directly for MUSC 111.

Instructions

1. Log into your Blackboard account.
2. Navigate back to this screen and use the button below to enter the placement test. 
3. Click the Submit button to proceed into the test questions.

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Questions: Arthur Satz Department of Music

The writing self-placement survey is designed to help you determine what writing course is the best option for you to fulfill your primary writing requirement. While the survey is meant to help you make an informed decision, the results are only a suggestion. Ultimately, you can choose which writing course best suits your needs and interests.

Instructions

1. Log into your Blackboard account.
2. Navigate to the organization with Rochester Ready in the title under My Organizations.
3. Select Writing Self-Placement Survey in the side menu.
4. Read through the survey instructions.
5. Click Section I: Writing History and Experience.
6. Read the instructions and click Begin to start the survey.

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Questions: writingplacement@ur.rochester.edu