Placement Test

Japanese Language Courses Placement Test

SPRING 2026 ONLINE PLACEMENT TEST GUIDELINES

Spring 2026 Japanese Placement test:

Please contact Tomoko Takami (ttakami@sas.upenn.edu), the Director of the Japanese Language Program (JLP), so that you can be enrolled in the Japanese Language Placement Test Canvas site. There, you will fill out your language learning background information, take the online tests, and schedule your oral interview and consultation time.

FALL 2025 ONLINE PLACEMENT TEST GUIDELINES

NOTE: The Japanese language course placement test will be conducted online in August. You must complete all parts of the test, which will take several days, before the oral exam and consultation Zoom meeting scheduled for Friday, August 22, from 8:00 to 10:00 AM.

3-STEPS to Complete the Online Placement Test:

STEP 1: Please register: https://upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_24tPahJK19MqiVw (You will be invited to the JLP placement test 2025 Canvas site).

STEP 2: Fill out the student background information form, as instructed on the Canvas site, and complete both Online Proficiency Test AND Placement Essay on Canvas by Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

STEP 3: The schedule for the oral exam and consultation via Zoom on August 22 will be announced on the JLP Placement Test 2025 Canvas site. Please make sure to attend the meeting.

For any questions, please contact Tomoko Takami (ttakami@sas.upenn.edu) the director of the Japanese Language Program (JLP).