Italian Placement Scoring

Italian Placement Answer Key

1) c

2) b

3) c

4) b

5) c

6) c

7) b

8) d

9) a

10) c

11) b

12) d

13) d

14) b

15) b

16) c

Italian 10

• Self-placement test score: 0-5
• No previous study of Italian
• Two years of Italian before the junior year
• Two-three years of Italian with an average grade of B or lower in Italian
• College Board Italian Achievement Test score: below 40

Italian 20

• Self-placement test score: 6-11
• Two-three years of high school Italian, including junior and senior years
• College Board Italian Achievement Test score: below 40-55

Italian 30

• Self-placement test score: 12 or higher
• Four years of high school Italian, A or A- average
• College Board Italian Achievement Test score: below 55-61

Exemption from language requirement, eligibility for upper-level Italian courses (see attached list):

• College Board Italian Achievement Test score: 62 or higher
• AP score: 4 or 5

After taking the placement exam, if you decide to register for an Italian language course, please complete the online questionnaire before the start of registration, and send it to Professor Servino online (servino@brandeis.edu).