Placement Tests

Placement tests evaluate the English, Mathematics, and Japanese skills of incoming students.

The results of the tests will be used in conjunction with study completed at your home university for advisory purposes, to determine the course appropriate to your level of proficiency. Please be sure to prepare for these tests as they will determine your placement in TUJ courses.

Who Must Take the Placement Tests?

Students who do not intend to obtain a degree from Temple University are still required to take an appropriate placement test in the following cases.

• Students taking a writing course (e.g., college composition, writing intensive courses), a mathematics/statistics course, and/or Japanese language course.
• Students taking an upper level course (courses with the number of 2000 or higher) without completing the college composition course, are required to take the English placement test.

Note:

Please contact the Academic Advising Center (AAC) (aac@tuj.ac.jp) if you are not certain if a placement test is required.

How to Prepare for the Placement Tests

• Confirm the test date on the new student orientation schedule (PDF: 141KB).
  Check-in will be located in front of the designated test room.
• Review the information about the tests you are required to take.

What Should You Bring to the Placement Tests?

• Picture ID (passport, alien registration card, driver's license)
• Pencils and an eraser
• Language dictionary (optional)
  Electronic dictionaries are prohibited.
• TU ID number
  The TU ID number can be found in your acceptance letter.
• Printed essay topic sheet
  Essay topic sheet (PDF: 197KB)

Note:

Students who are taking the Japanese placement test will need to provide detailed information on their prior learning experience: time spent learning Japanese, name(s) of institutions, textbooks, kanji knowledge, proficiency certificates.

Lunch break will be taken during the tests.

Procedures for Students with Disabilities?

Students with documented disabilities who require special accommodations for the placement tests must contact the Academic Advising Center (AAC) and submit a written verification as soon as possible. Please submit the verification in a timely manner, so we can provide you with the necessary accommodation.

Information about possible accommodations for placement tests is available on the Disability Resources & Services website

Test Results

The test results will be available when students meet with an academic advisor during the orientation. The results of the Japanese proficiency test will be handed to students by the reviewer on-site. Please provide it to the academic advisor in the advising session.