Translation services are available on a case-by-case basis. If you wish to have a document translated, please contact our Administrative Assistant, Amber Morgan at amber@cmll.msstate.edu or (662) 325-3480. We only offer translation services in languages we teach in the department. This service usually takes between 5-10 business days. The translator will dictate the fee.

LANGUAGE PLACEMENT EXAM 

If you have prior knowledge in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, or Russian either from high school or another experience, you may find the appropriate level of language for you by taking the non-credit, diagnostic, web-based placement exam, Emmersion. Emmersion responds to your ability by offering you successively harder or easier questions to assess your level of proficiency. At the end of the exam, you will be given a score which you can use to find a recommended starting level here at MSU.  It is important to understand that our placement exam is meant solely to aid you in finding the right level in which to start and that no credit hours will be earned.  Credit by examination information for the AP, CLEP and IB tests can be found farther down on this page.

The Emmersion exam is administered online and may take 15-30 minutes to complete. To get started, click on the link below. You will create an account, pay for the exam and then take a short survey. The exam costs $10, payable by credit card. 

Emmersion Placement Exam Link: https://app.emmersion.ai/link/50b99647b8

Once you have taken the exam, you can use the following matrix to determine at what level you should enroll.

*MSU Symbols for Languages Tested by Emmersion:
FLC – Chinese
FLF – French
FLG – German
FLI – Italian
FLR – Russian
FLS – Spanish

Questions? Contact the Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literature at 662-325-3480 or email Amie Russell, undergraduate coordinator, at amiekrussell@cmll.msstate.edu.

ADVANCE PLACEMENT (AP) LANGUAGE CREDIT

CMLL recognizes all credit received through the Registrar from AP French, German, Latin, and Spanish language exams.  It is important for students to note that no more than 9 credit hours are awarded through AP language exams. To see a list of AP score/course equivalencies, you can use this link.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM HOURS

CMLL recognizes all credit received through the Registrar from IB program language exams. The number of credit hours and course equivalences varies by score and language. To see a list of IB score/course equivalencies, you can use this link.

COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP) EXAM

The CLEP exam is an online language proficiency exam administered through MSU Computer-Based Testing Services. The exam is available in French, German, and Spanish only. For more information and to set up an appointment to take the test, please visit MSU Computer-Based Testing Services. To see how CLEP scores translate into credit hours, use this link.