Confirmation Oral Interview (NSO)

For current details on the Confirmation Oral Interview for Fall 2023, please visit the 2023 Language Placement Guidelines webpage.

Who needs to take the Confirmation Oral Interview during New Student Orientation?

Any student who wishes to place out of the College Language Requirement.

IMPORTANT: If you have taken the Online Placement Exam and would like to place out of the College Language Requirement, you MUST have obtained a score of 71 on the Online Placement Exam in order to take the Oral Confirmation Interview during New Student Orientation.

Any student who is seeking credit for an Introductory, Intermediate, or Advanced French language course taken during the summer at another degree-granting college or university.

Who does NOT need to take the Confirmation Oral Interview?

Any student who simply needs to find out which French course to enroll in. In this case, students may take the Online Placement Exam at any time or location.

Who is not eligible to take the Confirmation Oral Interview?

Any student who obtained a score of less than 71 on the Online Placement Exam.

Any student who has already taken a course in the French Department. In this case, s/he must finish the Intermediate sequence in order to place out of the College Language Requirement by completing either Intermediate French II (FREN 1502) or Intensive Intermediate (FREN 1511), (unless s/he is seeking credit for an Introductory, Intermediate or Advanced French language course taken during the summer at another degree-granting college or university).

Please refer to the following links for further information:

• Placement Exam Scale
• How to Access the French Placement Exam
• French Accents for Mac
• French Accents for PC