The phrase "a placement examination" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a test designed to determine a student's appropriate level or placement in a course or program.
Example: "Before enrolling in the advanced math course, all students must take a placement examination to assess their skills."
Alternatives: "a placement test" or "an assessment exam".
Students seeking admission to MUSI 210, 211, 218, or 219 must take a placement examination.
For Economics, SIPA offers a "placement" examination, which allows students to "place into" higher level Economics coursework, as described more fully below.
Students who have intermediate- or higher-level proficiency in a language other than those listed here should consult the appropriate director of undergraduate studies or the director of the Center for Language Study to arrange for a placement examination.
Students are assigned into either a traditional high school or a non-traditional high school based on their performance on a placement examination sat in the last year of primary school [ 38].
Students who take a foreign language during a term, year, or summer abroad must complete a departmental placement examination after they return to Yale; there are no exceptions to this requirement.
Languages: All entering students must take a diagnostic placement examination in the language of specialization during the registration period of the fall semester.
Students take a national placement examination at the end of six years in primary school.
See the Center for Language Study Website for information about placement examinations.
The Department of Mathematics offers an optional placement examination during orientation week that covers the material of the AP Calculus program.
Similar to the Jamaican educational system, students in St. Vincent are assigned to either a traditional or upgraded secondary school based on their performance on a high school placement examination.
Students MUST demonstrate a strong foundation in Spanish and meet the following REQUIREMENTS: a score ABOVE 480 on the Department's Placement Examination; or A- or higher in SPAN UN1120.
