Spanish Placement exam
UH Mānoa
FALL 2023-SPRING 2024 SPANISH PLACEMENT EXAM
Exams are not administered on demand or outside of the posted schedule. Capacity is limited for all exam dates.
To access the registration form you must use your UH email account (@hawaii.edu) and have logged-into your Google@UH webspace within the same web browser (for technical assistance on this topic, reach out to ITS).
Face-to-face exams are administered in Moore Hall 153 from 1:30 to 2:30pm. Please, be on time and bring your UH ID. It is recommended that you sign ahead of time to save a spot.
Online examinations do not have a specific time of day on when the exam will be administered, but you must complete the exam within 24 hours once you are given access. More information will be sent the day before or morning of the date in which you signed up to take the online exam.
Face-to-Face exam dates available
Moore Hall 153 from 1:30 to 2:30pm • Please bring your UH ID and sign ahead to take the exam.
August 22, 2024 - Sign here
August 23, 2024 - Sign here
Online exam dates available
July 9, 2024 (information on the sign in form)
July 30th, 2024 (information on the sign in form)
August 12th, 2024 (information on the sign in form)
Important notes:
The placement exam is only for students that have NOT previously studied Spanish at UH.
The UH Mānoa placement exam is only for students beginning Spanish coursework at UH Mānoa.
The placement exam may be taken only once and cannot be used to skip levels or be used for any other institution at the UH system or for any study abroad program.
The exam cannot be used to obtain credits or grant language waivers for Spanish from UHM. Credits or waivers can only be granted through further assessments.
The exam takes about 20-30 min. to complete depending on your level.
If you took the exam in the last 6 months, contact us to request a new code for the UH system (marta@hawaii.edu or LLEA464@hawaii.edu).
Continuing UH system Spanish students should proceed to the next higher course in the sequence (101, 102, 201, 202). See the Spanish Division undergraduate advisor (Eric Thau thau@hawaii.edu) for assistance or questions.
Students with no prior Spanish language experience may enroll in SPAN 101. Students with prior Spanish language experience (i.e., high school instruction, contact with native speakers, etc.), must take the placement exam.
The placement exam is a diagnostic tool. It does not satisfy or waive UH Mānoa Hawaiian/Second Language (H/SL) requirements. It is in the student’s best interest to do well on the placement exam and possibly reduce the number of courses needed to satisfy UHM H/SL. Guidance will be given after completion of the placement exam.
If you do not register the same semester that you took the placement exam, you need to request an authorization again when you are ready to register. Placement exam results are only valid for one term.
For other registration questions contact the Spanish & Latin American Studies Division Head, Marta González-Lloret, (808-956-8519, marta@hawaii.edu) or the Undergraduate Advisor, Eric Thau (808-956-4440, thau@hawaii.edu).
For back credits information see the FAQs section.