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Language Placement

Fulfilling the Language Requirement

To fulfill the WCAS Language Requirement in Italian or study Italian for the first time, please follow the instructions below.

If you have never studied Italian, simply register for Italian 101 or Italian 133/134 (Intensive Italian).

If you have some background in Italian, take the placement test at https://placement.madstudio.northwestern.edu/langspecinfo/language_container.php?language=italian preferably by July 31st but no later than August 31st, 2023.

If you are a transfer student, finalize your placement results before your registration time. Please contact Paola Morgavi p-morgavi@northwestern.edu to schedule an oral interview via Zoom.

Interview/Validation of Proficiency Test for first year students

Italian oral interviews (that validate the online placement test) will take place on Zoom and/or in person. An email with the date, time, modality and place of your interview will be sent the first week of September.


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