Placement Test

Updated on July 20, 2022.

If you are enrolling for the first time in a Portuguese language course at the University of Toronto and you have any previous knowledge of the language (i.e., you learned Portuguese in school or have been exposed to Portuguese at home) you must take the online placement test. Self-placement is not permitted in our program. Please be aware that if your instructor or teaching assistant considers that you would be better placed in another course - even after completing the placement test -, you will be moved into a more suitable level.

If you have not studied Portuguese previously, you do not need to take the placement test and you can enroll in PRT100Y1 directly.

If you have not studied Portuguese previously, but are a native or proficient speaker of Spanish (completed succesfully SPA320Y1, for example), we welcome you to enroll in PRT120H1 - Portuguese for Spanish Speakers.

Instructions for the Portuguese Placement Test

Updated on July 20, 2022.

Please note: To take this test, you must be a registered University of Toronto student with a valid UTORID.

  1. Navigate to the Portuguese Language Placement Test on Quercus
  2. Click on "Enroll in Course"
  3. Go to "Go to Course"
  4. Click on "Student Background Information"
  5. Complete and submit the quiz.