Students with any knowledge of Arabic (spoken or written) who wish to take any Arabic (ABRM) course are required to take a short placement test before they are approved for registration. To schedule a placement test or if you are not sure if you need to take an Arabic placement test, please email Dr. Nesrine Basheer at nesrine.basheer@ubc.ca.
Emails should include your full name and student number in the title. If your inquiry is about a certain course, add the course code in the title as well. You may experience delays if the email title convention is not followed.
Please allow between 2-5 business days before sending in another email with the same inquiry.
For in-person placement interview, please see the upcoming interview dates, locations, and times under the "Placement Procedure" heading here (on that page, please scroll down to the bottom for placement details).
Some students are required to take an online placement test and attend an advising session for placement purpose, while some students may proceed to register for a course appropriate for their levels without taking a placement test. For more details, please visit the "Placement Procedure" heading here (on that page, please scroll down to find placement details).
All incoming students who wish to take any Hindi-Urdu (HINU) course are required to complete an online placement questionnaire to obtain a placement approval for registration, unless you are a returning UBC student who has successfully completed a HINU prerequisite course.
Once you’ve completed the online placement questionnaire, you will receive one of two possible next-steps:
1) If you receive a certificate for a specific course, you don’t need to attend the interview. You can register for the course at any time.
2) You will be asked to attend an in-person placement interview to determine your appropriate course level. You must attend your interview before the first day of class.
Placement interview dates and times can be found under the "Placement Tests" heading at: https://asia.ubc.ca/undergraduate/asian-language-options/hindu-urdu/
All incoming students who wish to take any Korean (KORN) course are required to complete an online placement questionnaire to obtain a placement approval for registration, unless you are one a returning UBC student who has successfully completed a Korean prerequisite course.
Once you’ve completed the online placement questionnaire, you will receive one of two possible next-steps:
1) If you receive a certificate for a specific course, you don’t need to attend the interview. You can register for the course at any time.
2) You will be asked to attend an in-person placement interview to determine your appropriate course level. You must attend your interview before the first day of class.
Placement interview dates and times can be found under the "Placement Tests" heading here.
Students are not required to take placement interviews for Persian. For more information please see the "Placement Tests" heading here.
Students wishing to enter courses in Punjabi language will be interviewed by the instructor on the first day of class. For more information please see the "Placement Tests" heading here.