Placement Exams

This exam is for UCLA students only.

The Russian Placement Exam is given once a year, during Week 0 of the Fall Quarter. The 2022 Online Russian placement exam will be given on September 19 from 10 am to 2 pm. If you have any questions about the exam, please contact Dr. Anna Kudyma at akudyma@ucla.edu.

The Russian test can be taken to satisfy the language requirement for various majors (levels 3-6) or to place into a class if you took Russian before coming to UCLA or speak Russian at home. To satisfy the language requirement (level 3) you need to score 78% on the exam. If you have no prior knowledge of Russian, enroll in Russian 1 in the Fall. Keep in mind that Russian 1 is offered in the fall only. If you speak Russian at home but cannot read and write, enroll in Russian 100A. If you are not sure what class is best for you, please take the placement exam or contact Dr. Anna Kudyma at akudyma@ucla.edu.

The Russian Placement Exam takes about 100 minutes and consists of the following sections: grammar, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, speaking (you record yourself following prompts), and writing (a short essay).

The time and room for the Russian Placement Exam will be announced in the summer before the exam. Flyers will be posted in the Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures (322 Kaplan Hall). Please contact department Student Affairs Officer with any questions.

Please contact Dr. Viktorija Lejko-Lacan (lacan@humnet.ucla.edu) to schedule an exam.

Please contact Dr. Susan Kresin (kresin@humnet.ucla.edu) to schedule an exam.

Please contact Melinda Borbely (borbelymelinda@gmail.com) to schedule an exam.

Please contact Dr. Roman Koropeckyj (koropeck@humnet.ucla.edu) to schedule an exam.

Please contact Anca Cuptor ancuta11@hotmail.com  to schedule an exam.

Please contact Dr. Anna Kudyma (akudyma@ucla.edu) to schedule an exam.