Japanese Exam

Registration for the Fall 2026 Japanese placement exam is now open. Please read through ALL information below before you register:

IMPORTANT: If you have taken any Japanese language course at UCLA, you are not eligible to take this placement exam, unless you have studied abroad after taking Japanese courses at UCLA.

• The Japanese placement exam has three required components:

    1. Complete and submit (1) Pre-Exam Survey, (2) Academic Integrity Form, and (3) Preliminary Speaking Assessment Video by 1:00 PM on Sunday, September 20. You can access the instructions on Bruin Learn after registering.
    2. After receiving submission confirmations for your pre-exam survey responses, academic integrity form, and speaking assessment video, take the Online Exam on Bruin Learn between 5:00 PM on Sunday, September 20 and 5:00 PM on Monday, September 21. The online exam will take 50-180 minutes to complete, depending on your language proficiency level. Therefore, you must begin the exam no later than 2:00 PM on Monday, September 21.
    3. You may also be required to take a 5-minute Individual Oral Interview via Zoom on Wednesday, September 23. You must be available on Wednesday, September 23, between 9 AM-12 PM or between 12-3 PM. Indicate your availability on the pre-exam survey form (see (1) above). You will be notified of your interview information via email by 5 PM on Tuesday, September 22.
  • Registration will close on Sunday, September 20 at 9:00 AM — NO LATE REGISTRATION! — NO LATE REGISTRATION!
  • There will be absolutely NO MAKE–UP EXAM. Please DO NOT contact our office for a make-up exam. We do not offer make-up exams. If you miss the exam, the next opportunity to take it will be Winter 2027.
  • The placement exam results will be valid for this academic year (26-27). If you took the placement exam in Fall 2025 and did not take the course last academic year, you must retake the exam to register for a Japanese language course this year.

We recommend that you do the following BEFORE taking the exam:

  • Please make sure you have a device (e.g., laptop, tablet, smartphone) with a webcam and a microphone for the oral interview via Zoom. The library has a lending program for laptops and other technologies which may assist you.
  • Please do not use tablets or smartphones to take the online placement exam as these may not be compatible with the test-taking environment.
  • Headphones are recommended for the listening comprehension questions.
  • You will need to have access to your UID so that you can log into the testing site through Bruin Learn or My UCLA.

Please click here to register for the exam.

If you are placed into a Fall 2026 language course (example: Japanese 1, Japanese 4, Japanese 100A), you will submit your enrollment request online through the general placement exam page *after you receive your exam results*. Please read the instructions on the form carefully once it becomes available (form will be on ALC general placement exam page after exam results are posted).

Enrollment requests are processed in the order in which they are received. Please allow 2 to 3 business days for us to process your request. Please do not send multiple emails. ALC Major/Minor students will be given enrollment priority.

Please note that language courses are priority so if any of your other courses conflict with your language course, it’s recommended that you drop the other course or resolve your conflict before submitting an enrollment request, or you may not be enrolled. If you have any questions concerning the above policies or exam procedures, please contact alc@humnet.ucla.edu.