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Placement Exams

Harvard College placement exam results help incoming students select the classes that will be most appropriate for them to begin their course of study and achieve their academic goals.  All fields of study are open to all students at Harvard; your placement exams will help you know where to get started.

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Announcements

The next language placement exam period for exams in French, German, Italian, and Spanish opens on March 31.

March 28 – East Asian (Chinese and Korean), Near East (Arabic and Modern Hebrew) April 7-8– East Asian (Japanese) Other Language Exams Available By Request. Click the button below to view the registration information for each exam.

Congratulations to the incoming Class of 2029! This website will be updated with information about Summer placement exams at the end of April.

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