Any current UW student from the UW Bothell, Seattle or Tacoma campuses can request a Amharic exam.

No. At this point, AP and IB credits do not count for placement purposes in Amharic language.

Students requiring a Amharic language placement exam should contact Mehari Worku, Assistant Teaching Professor via mworku3@uw.edu. Students are asked to confirm the following in their email:

1. - Their current UW student ID number
2. - The reason for wanting to take the exam (graduation requirements, placement, etc.)
3. - Their current level of proficiency/ familiarity with the language

Currently, there is no cost for exams in Amharic.

The interview takes 75 minutes to complete, but students should expect the entire process, include intake and review, to last up to 90 minutes.

Unfortunately, there are no study materials currently available for placement or proficiency exams in Amharic language.

Currently, the Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Department does not have a proficiency test available. Please contact the Language Learning Center (langtest@uw.edu) to set up Exit Testing.

Please contact the Language Learning Center (langtest@uw.edu).

Twice. After the first instance, a student may repeat the test after 2 months. Test results in Amharic are valid for 6 months.

No, students will not get academic credit for their placement or proficiency exams. However, by passing proficiency exams students can meet world language requirements for graduation and requirements for majors and minors in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.