ALL incoming students who wish to take ANY CHIN, CNTO, or CLCH courses are required to complete the placement procedure, regardless if you are a new or returning student.
Students who do not follow the placement procedure and are identified as underqualified or overqualified will be removed from the course. If this occurs after the Add/Drop deadline, a ‘W’ will be noted on your transcript and fees may be incurred.
Step 1: Take the Online Questionnaire
The online questionnaire will place students into courses according to their language background. Please register for a Chinese course specified on your online questionnaire result (certificate) or book a placement interview if requested.
Before accessing the online placement questionnaire, you must be connected to ubcsecure (on campus) or UBC myVPN (off-campus).
If you have not already done so, install the VPN client and connect using your CWL username, password, and Duo multi-factor authentication. For setup instructions and additional information, visit: https://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/myvpn
Having trouble connecting to UBC myVPN off campus? Click HERE for instructions.
Step 2: Understand Your Result
Upon completing the online questionnaire, students will receive an email with their certificate. Please read through your certificate carefully.
What to expect?
If you are eligible to enroll in your course(s)
You can ignore the prerequisites for your approved courses and register for them on Workday. You are not required to schedule a placement interview.
You will need a placement interview if:
a) Your placement certificate states you need to schedule an interview
This usually occurs because you have some background in Mandarin. A placement interview is required so that we can more accurately determine your language level.
b) You have concerns regarding your online questionnaire result (certificate)
If you think your placement does not accurately reflect your language level, please schedule a Placement Interview↓. If you have further questions concerning your placement, you can email Chinese.Placement@ubc.ca.
‼️ Please follow the email formatting found here.
c) You are requested to schedule a placement interview
The Department Office, or your instructor may request you to book a placement interview upon reviewing your placement questionnaire answers. Please Schedule a placement interview↓
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Step 3: Complete the Mandarin Assessment if requested by your instructor
2-4 weeks before school starts, the instructor of the course you are registered in will communicate with you via the email you provided the UBC system. Your instructor may ask you to complete the Mandarin Assessment. This assessment is NOT a test but a tool to verify if your language level fits the class. Please complete it by yourself, without the help of any external resources. Contact your instructor if you have any questions.
What to expect?
If your language level fits your registered course
After you complete the Mandarin Assessment, inform your instructor by email. Your instructor will email you back to confirm your registration.
You will need a placement interview if:
Your language level does not fit that of your registered course. In this case, your instructor will inform you to schedule a placement interview↓.
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PLACEMENT INTERVIEW
The placement interview will take place on ZOOM.
Please enroll yourself to THIS CANVAS COURSE↓ to schedule an appointment and access the zoom link.
The upcoming interview dates and times can be found below.
For email inquiries, please include your full name and student number in the subject line, for example: Robert Smith, #12345678. If your inquiry concerns eligibility for a specific course, please add the course number at the end, for example: Robert Smith, #12345678 CHIN233.
You can generally expect a response within 48 hours during regular teaching periods. During peak registration periods, responses may take up to 5 business days. Please wait the full response period before sending a follow-up email regarding the same inquiry. Failure to follow the required email subject format may result in delays in processing your request.
Please note if your question is specifically about CNTO courses, please email the Cantonese Language Program at cantonese.info@ubc.ca
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