Effective August 21, 2023

PLACEMENT TESTING

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 for each course level
you wish to apply 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.

• To register for the Placement Test, you must first fill out a Placement Test Registration Form. 

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

CREDIT BY EXAMINATION

The Avant STAMP Exam 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).

• To register for the Avant STAMP Exam, you must first fill out a Credit by Examination
  Registration Form.

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

Students should allow at least three (3) hours to complete the Avant STAMP Exam.

The fee to take the Avant STAMP Exam is $60. Note that there will be an academic administration
testing service fee of $25 for each course level you wish to apply to your transcript

Please review the following policies carefully.

Department of Modern Languages major, minor, and certificate students – Credit by Exam,
Letter Grade Required

Students admitted to UTA before the fall/spring semesters begin must take the Avant STAMP
Exam before the first day of classes. For late registration, students must take the Avant STAMP
Exam 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 according to major, minor, or certificate
program requirements. There are no retakes for the Avant STAMP Exam.

The credits received through the Avant STAMP Exam will only be applied to UTA transcripts if
the following conditions are met: 1) the examinee enrolls in the next appropriate language
course in the sequence at UTA and remains enrolled in the course past Census Day, and 2) the
administration fee is paid before the last semester prior to graduation.

Students outside the Department of Modern Languages

Students outside of the department taking the Avant STAMP Exam to fulfill a language
requirement must take the exam before the end of their Junior year to allow enough time to
take any future courses that may be needed to satisfy a language requirement and/or to have
their credits posted in time for graduation application reviews. The Avant STAMP Exam will not
be administered to Seniors in their last semester at UTA for the purpose of receiving course
credit.

• Credit by Exam (No Letter Grade)
  The credits received through the Avant STAMP Exam will only be applied to UTA transcripts
  if the administration fee is paid before the last semester prior to graduation.
• Credit by Exam and Letter Grade
  The credits received through the Avant STAMP Exam with a letter grade will only be applied
  to UTA transcripts if the following conditions are met: 1) the examinee enrolls in the next
  appropriate language course in the sequence at UTA and remains enrolled in the course
  past Census Day, and 2) the administration fee is paid before the last semester prior to
  graduation.

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 usedto determine the course level. .

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

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

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 have earned a Global Seal of Biliteracy certificate within the past two years, please
contact the Department of Modern Languages about potential course credits.

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.