No. We use your score to recommend where you should begin your language study at Knox. The placement exam does not grant exemptions to the language requirement or award course credit.
Placement Exams
Second Language Placement Exam
Things to know before you take your exam
No. Tell your advisor of your plans when you meet in July.
No. However, AP, IB, or A-Level credit for a second language will not satisfy the Element regarding second language proficiency. This means you must have one full credit in a second language in order to satisfy this Element. When you enroll in the second language class, please inform Chair of Modern Languages Fernando Gomez that this is the reason you will not appear on the list of students’ placement exam scores.
No, but all students must satisfy Element #1 (Second Language) in some way. If a student has at least intermediate reading, writing, and speaking skills in a language other than English, a substitution for this element is possible. In general, students who have attended high schools where the language of instruction was something other than English will qualify to have this requirement addressed through substitution but must take a substitute course. Appropriate replacement courses must address cross-cultural communication and are subject to approval. Such replacement courses may include but are not limited to, modern language courses taught in English and cultural and area studies courses in ANSO, ASIA, CLASSICS, FILM, and HIST. Please contact Associate Dean Crawford within your first year at Knox if you intend to seek a substitution.
Contact Chair of Modern Languages Fernando Gomez at fgozmez@knox.edu.
Take Your Exams
All exams can be takenĀ on your Pre-Arrival Tracker. Look for "Placement Exams."