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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

Incoming Class of 2029 and Transfer Students: All placement exams are open. Dates and exam access can be found on the Taking Exams Page.

Language Placement Exams in languages other than French, German, Italian, and Spanish are administered by language departments, and information can be found in our Languages Directory.

Continuing College Students and Graduate Students: Language Placement Exams and the Chemistry/Biology Placement Exam (College Students only) are now open. Information can be found on our Upper-Level and Graduate Student page.

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