Only current UW students may take the proficiency test.

Students who want to take a Khmer proficiency exam in order to waive the one-year College of Arts & Sciences world language requirement for graduation will be able to take an online test in Hindi through the Avant testing service.

Once students have registered and paid for their test, Avant will send further instructions regarding proctoring and students can then schedule the date and time for their test. Students are responsible for ensuring their systems are compatible with the Avant exam and proctoring systems; to take the assessment online, students will need a compatible computer with a webcam and microphone in order to take the test.

Full information on proficiency testing in Khmer is available here.

The test will cover all four primary language skills, with sections on reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Questions are based on real-world, everyday situations. AVANT measures a test taker’s language ability according to Benchmark Levels that are based on ACTFL national standards.

Yes, Avant provides students with sample tests and guides for the test’s three sections: Reading, Writing, and Listening.

• STAMP WS Sample Tests

The AL&L dept does not provide study materials or sample tests, but Avant also provides guidelines for how to take the test and how to set up remote proctoring. Students are strongly encouraged to read these instructions carefully before they sign up and pay for the test, especially for system compatibility. 4S Remote Proctoring Test Taker Guide.

These assessments should be taken as early as possible after beginning your studies at UW. These assessments cannot be taken more than twice in a twelve month period. Therefore, students need to take these before their senior year so that they have time to take a full academic year of language courses to satisfy the requirement if they are unable to satisfy the requirement through the proficiency tests.

International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) exams in Khmer are not currently counted among subjects with applicability towards UW graduation requirements, so cannot be used for placement into classes. For more information, please see the IB Policy Overview page and AP Policy Overview page on the UW Office of Admissions site.

No. These exams are purely to either place students into the correct class or to fulfil graduation requirements for language proficiency. First-year (elementary) or second-year (intermediate) foreign-language credit is not granted either by examination or by course completion in a student’s native language. “Native language” is defined as the language, or one of the languages, spoken in the student’s home during the first six years of their life and in which they received instruction through the seventh grade.

Students who misrepresent the extent of their background so as to gain entrance to a course at the elementary or intermediate level may be dropped from the rolls of that course.