Russian Placement Test

The Russian Language Placement Test assesses your ability to communicate in Russian, as well as your understanding of the language’s basic structure including sentence structure and declension and conjugation patterns. The test consists of grammar and vocabulary, essay, reading, and speaking/listening sections. No preparation is required or recommended, but we suggest being prepared to concentrate on the test to ensure the most accurate results. 

Please note that the placement test for the Penn Language Requirement must be taken in person and cannot be retaken.

     

REGISTRATION

Please fill out the registration form at this link. Do not skip any questions, as the answers provide important information for us to administer your exam. However, feel free to use an outline style where appropriate.

 

DATE 

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

 

TIME

2:45-4:45 PM

 

ROOM

Williams Hall 27

 

FINDING PLACEMENT TEST RESULTS

Students can view their exam results in “View my Student Profile” on PATH@Penn under the “Tests” tab in the left-hand menu.

 

INTERPRETING TEST SCORES

 

FOR COURSE REGISTRATION 

Please review the structure of the Russian language program here.

 

0 – register for RUSS 0100 or, for heritage speakers, RUSS 0201 

400 – register for RUSS 0200 or, for heritage speakers, RUSS 0401

450 – register for RUSS 0300

500 – register for RUSS 0400

650 – register for RUSS 1100 or above. Additional guidence required: please contact nazyrova@sas.upenn.edu

 

FOR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

450 – meets Wharton and Nursing Language Requirement

650 – meets College Language Requirement