Updated on April 22, 2024.

We are pleased to offer Spanish language courses lectures and tutorials in-person. We have a very limited offer of courses with online synchronous delivery (with in-person evaluations) during the 2023-24 academic term.

These guidelines will give you an idea of which Spanish course you will be placed -according to your knowledge - if you are enrolling for the first time. Please be aware that if your instructor or teaching assistant considers that you would be better placed in another course, you will be moved into a more suitable level.

1. If you do not have any prior knowledge of Spanish or no more than 1 year of Spanish studies in high school, enroll in SPA100Y1 - Spanish for Beginners

2. If you learned Spanish at home with your family or caregivers but received no formal schooling or education in the language, enroll in SPA219Y1 - Academic Spanish

3. If you have completed Spanish as a Second Language courses in elementary or high school, follow the instructions for placement test below.

4. If you have lived in a Spanish-speaking country for more than 6 months, follow the instructions for placement test below.

5. If you have received formal education in Spanish or attended a school where the primary language of instruction was Spanish, contact the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies for assessment.

We will not offer SPA120Y1 - Accelerated Spanish through Community Engaged Learning for 2023-24.

Instructions for placement test

Updated on April 22, 2024.

Our Spanish placement test is currently closed. We anticipate opening the test again for Fall session course enrolment in mid-June.

Contact the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies at spanport.undergraduate@utoronto.ca for concerns.