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First Year Students

Recently accepted to UIC and have not started classes then you may take a placement test by logging into my.UIC.edu.  You must complete the first year survey in order to fulfill your placement test requirements.

To start the process:

  1. Log into your  UIC Portal
  2. Click UIC Connect/Students
  3. Click Required Placement Tests

If you have any questions related to online placement testing or experience a problem while taking an online exam, visit UIC Testing FAQ’s

Fall 2024 Deadline Dates for Completing Tests: New Students need to complete their test(s), the Online Orientation module, Orientation, and Advising. Orientation and Advising sign-up begins in April 2024. Placement tests can be taken until 3:00 pm Sunday, September 8, 2024. However, in order to register for a class requiring a placement test by the add/drop deadline date (September 6, 2024), you must complete the test(s) prior to the final deadline date that is listed below:

1. Accounting, Chemistry, Physics, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Russian – 3:00 PM Wednesday, September 4, 2024

2. Arabic, Chinese, Computer Science, English, Korean, Japanese, Modern Greek, Polish, and Spanish – 3:00 PM Sunday, September 1, 2024