WHICH TEST SHOULD I TAKE?

PLACEMENT TESTING | AVANT PLACE TEST

If you have previous experience in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, or Spanish, and would like to enroll in a course in one of these languages at UTA, you must take a Placement Test.

A placement test assures that you continue your language-learning journey at the appropriate level. Students may receive credit for previous courses by enrolling in the course they place into and remaining enrolled past Census Date.

In the example below, the student placed into 2314 and received course credit for 1441, 1442, and 2313.

Note that there will be an academic administration testing service fee of $25 to apply credits to your transcript. Any credits received will only be applied to UTA transcripts if the academic administration testing service fee is paid before the last semester prior to graduation.

Students admitted to UTA before the fall/spring semesters begin must take the Placement Test before the first day of classes. For late registration, students must take the Placement Test no later than the second day of classes to allow sufficient time for scores to post and to enroll in the appropriate course in the sequence.

CREDIT BY EXAMINATION | AVANT STAMP TEST

The Avant STAMP test will be used to grant credit by examination in Arabic, ASL, Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, and Spanish up to the intermediate level II (2314).

Grading Rubric

To test out of a particular course level, students must score within the range indicated
below (or higher) on the composite score:

- For second language learners of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, and Spanish, the composite score is the average of four parts (reading, writing, listening, speaking).

- For heritage learners of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, and Spanish, the composite score is the average of two parts (reading and writing), although students must take all four parts of the test and have the average score of all four parts no lower than the average of their reading and writing. In case it is lower, the composite score of four parts will be used to determine the course level.

- For ASL learners, the composite score is the average of two parts (interpretive and productive).

Avant STAMP ASL, Chinese, French, German, Korean, and Spanish

Avant STAMP Arabic and Russian

REGISTRATION FOR A TEST

To register for the Placement Test (Avant PLACE), fill out a Placement Test Registration Form. 

To register for the Credit by Examination Test (Avant STAMP), fill out a Credit by Examination Registration Form.

Our testing team will contact you with further instructions after you submit your form.

ATTENTION: CAP students are only allowed to take Credit by Examination Test (Avant STAMP) due to the risk of not having a suitable course to take in the sequence.

ENROLLING IN THE NEXT-LEVEL LANGUAGE CLASS

If you have taken the MODL Avant test and are planning to enroll in the next level, you must enroll the next semester after taking the test.

Note that if the course is not offered the next semester or there is any other valid justification that prevents you from enrolling, you can enroll in the semester immediately following that one as soon as enrollment opens. Please make sure to provide justification and supporting documentation. E-mail modladvisor@uta.edu to get manually enrolled in the course. This will ensure that you secure your spot in the class and do not lose your Avant test credit.

We will hold your scores for one semester until you enroll in the next-level class. The scores will be processed after the Census Date of that semester.

Technical Support

If you have any technical difficulties during the test, you must contact Avant Support at the
information below. Please do not contact the department, as we are unable to provide
technical support.

OTHER EXAMS AND CREDENTIALS

If you have Advanced Placement (AP), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), or
International Baccalaureate (IB) test scores, please submit them to UTA Academic Testing Services.
If you earned a Global Seal of Biliteracy certificate or have taken an Avant STAMP test within the past two years, please contact the Department of Modern Languages about potential course credits. Note that a $20 processing fee applies.

If you have another qualifying test result obtained within the last 12 months, you can use those
results to apply for the Global Seal of Biliteracy and test out of lower-level courses through it for
course credits (no letter grades assigned for this option). Please consult a list of other tests and
score requirements on the Global Seal of Biliteracy’s website.

If you would like us to apply for the Global Seal of Biliteracy on your behalf, please contact the Department of Modern Languages. Note that a $20 processing fee applies.

USE YOUR TEST RESULTS FOR YOUR BENEFIT!

If you tested out of lower-level language courses, see if you qualify for the Global Seal of
Biliteracy certificate and how close you may be to completing a Modern
Language minor on our Pathways page.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions, please contact Modern Languages Testing at modltesting@uta.edu or call 817-272-4605.

This line is not monitored 24/7. Please leave a voicemail or email us at modltesting@uta.edu if we do not answer. If you are having a technical issue with your test, please contact Avant at support@avantassessment.com or call 888-713-7887.