Language Placement
If you would like to take French, German, ​Spanish or Portuguese, the department offers online placement tests. Immediately after completing the test, you will receive a score and the number of the ​course for which you should register.
Placement Test Procedures
Portuguese
For Portuguese placement, view details on the Portuguese Self-Assessment Test.
French, German or Spanish
For French, German or Spanish placement, you will create an Emmersion account and then complete an online exam.
Creating Your Account and Completing Your Exam
- Enter your information to register and create an account.
- Once your information has been entered, click "Create Account."
- Once the account has been created, click "Sign In" to proceed.
- Sign in using the email address and password you just used to create your account. Be sure to save this login information in the event you need to access your account again. You can log back in at any time at .
- After signing in, you will be brought to your Dashboard. From here, you can select the language(s) you would like to take by clicking on "Take Test" and proceeding through the exam.
- Once you have finished the exam, please print your results and give them to your advisor.​
If you wish to enroll in Arabic, Italian, Japanese or Latin, contact the chair of the Department of Modern Languages David Ramirez (email David Ramirez at dramirez@ric.edu).​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹
You will not be able to register yourself into a 102 or higher language course. Send a screenshot of your Placement Test results along with the course and section number you wish to take to the Modern Languages Department Chair David Ramirez (email David Ramirez at dramirez@ric.edu) and he will register you.​​​