Please visit back throughout the summer, as placement exam information will continually be posted.
Chemistry
TBA
Mathematics
The Math placement exam will take place online ONLY for students looking to place into APMA E2000.
An information session will take place in late August. Date and time TBA.
For Columbia College:
For additional questions regarding course placement and equivalencies for Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Ordinary Differential Equations, please contact George Dragomir at gd2572@columbia.edu.
Inquiries regarding higher division courses and questions about the Mathematics majors and concentration may be addressed to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Mu-Tao Wang at mw2007@columbia.edu.
Music Humanities
TBA
Physics
The Physics information session and placement exam for accelerated Physics will take place in late August. Date and time TBA. More information on the different levels can be found here.
For general questions, please contact Professor Jeremy Dodd at jrd4@columbia.edu. For specific questions about Accelerated Physics only, please reach out to Professor Yuri Levin at yl3470@columbia.edu.
Foreign Languages
Language placement at Columbia is determined in one of two ways. Students who wish to continue with a language they studied in secondary school MUST either take a Columbia language department placement exam in order to register for a course in that language OR submit results from SAT II Subject Tests or Advanced Placement exams. Those students who have demonstrated proficiency in a language via SAT II or AP should refer to the Academic Planning Guide for New Students for specific course placement information. Students who have not taken an SAT II Subject Test or an AP exam must take a Columbia departmental exam in order to determine appropriate placement.
Please note that many languages offer a course sequence for heritage speakers. Please see each department's website for more details.
Language exams will take place during orientation. The information below will continue to be updated throughout Summer 2024. Please continue to check back.
Greek (Ancient)
Wednesday, August 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in 618 Hamilton Hall
This will be a sight exam; no dictionaries or grammatical aids may be used.
Please contact Professor Kakkoufa with any questions at nikolas.kakkoufa@columbia.edu
Greek (Modern)
Wednesday, August 28 from 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. in 618 Hamilton Hall
Requests for accommodation should be sent to Professor Kakkoufa at nikolas.kakkoufa@columbia.edu
Latin
Wednesday, August 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in 618 Hamilton Hall
This will be a sight exam; no dictionaries or grammatical aids may be used.
Please contact Professor Kakkoufa with any questions at nikolas.kakkoufa@columbia.edu