Chinese

Chinese Course Enrolment Instructions 

2025 – 2026 Placement Schedule

July

Forms close: July 8

Interview dates: July 14-18

Enrollment approved by: August 8

August

Forms close: August 12

Interview dates: August 18-22

Enrollment approved by: August 29

Your enrollment may start on different dates depending on your program, college, and faculty. Please consult your program registrar for more details.

Please read the instructions below carefully and follow the section that best describes your language background.

 

All prospective learners must go through the placement process to select an appropriate course matching their proficiency level. Missing the placement process will result in immediate removal from the class list before the term starts. Misrepresentation of information at any stage of the placement process may constitute an academic misconduct and will be reported. 

The placement process is designed to collect information on your language background and language learning goals. Your instructors will use this information to decide which course is most beneficial for your learning. During the placement process, you can expect to fill out screening forms, have interviews with course instructors, and take proficiency tests. The placement results will be valid for an academic year (April - March). Returning applicants with expired placement results and having not entered any of our Chinese language courses yet need to reapply for the placement.  

The placement process is usually scheduled in early April, mid-July, and late August. Specific dates are announced on this page in March each year.  

We place about 300 students annually in our courses, which is a majority of our placement applicants, but please understand that completing the placement process does not guarantee a spot in a class.  

Please read the section that best describes your language background and follow the steps, respectively.  

 

Undergraduate students

I have not completed any EAS Chinese language courses before and 

You are an absolute beginner in Chinese if you meet all the descriptions below:

  • Mandarin or any Chinese dialect is not spoken in my household
  • I have not stayed in a Mandarin or Chinese dialect-speaking region for more than one month, cumulatively
  • I have not studied Mandarin or any Chinese dialect before, including learning from a family member or friend, using learning apps and tutoring services, going to Saturday schools, summer camps, evening classes, or any other programs alike.

Please

(1) Fill out the screening form 

(2) Book an interview (If you don't complete the screening form, you will not be admitted to the interview)

(3) After your interview, request the course recommended by your interviewer in your timetable builder. Your request will be processed by our office and cross-checked with your interview result.

 

You have some Chinese language background if you meet one of the descriptions below:

  • Mandarin, or a Chinese dialect, is regularly spoken in my household
  • I have stayed in a Mandarin or Chinese dialect-speaking region for more than one month, cumulatively
  • I have studied Mandarin or a Chinese dialect before, including learning from a family member or friend, using learning apps and tutoring services, going to Saturday schools, summer camps, evening classes, and other programs alike.

Please

(1) Fill out the screening form 

(2) Book an interview (If you don't complete the screening form, you will not be admitted to the interview)

(3) After your interview, request the course recommended by your interviewer in your timetable builder. Your request will be processed by our office and cross-checked with your interview result.

Please follow the waiver test instructions to register for the test. Waiver tests are scheduled in early September annually.

OR

  • I want to further improve my Chinese language and culture knowledge

Please check EAS Classical Chinese courses (for EAS Majors and Specialists) and a variety of China-related cultural courses 

I have completed an EAS Chinese language course before and 

The prerequisites are: 

  • EAS200Y1 - Modern Standard Chinese I (minimum grade 67% for EAS100Y1Y)
  • EAS201H1 -  Modern Chinese II for Students with Prior Background (minimum 67% for EAS101Y1Y)
  • EAS300Y1 - Modern Standard Chinese III (minimum 70% for EAS200Y1Y)
  • EAS301H1 - Modern Standard Chinese III for Students with Prior Background (minimum 70% for EAS201H1)
  • EAS401H1 - Modern Standard Chinese IVa (minimum 73% for EAS300Y1Y or EAS301H1)
  • EAS402H1 - Modern Standard Chinese IVb (minimum 73% for EAS300Y1Y or EAS301H1)
  • EAS404H1 - Professional Chinese (minimum 73% for EAS300Y1Y or EAS301H1)

Please request the continuing courses on ACORN. Your request will be processed by our office and cross-checked with your course grades.

The prerequisites are: 

  • EAS200Y1 - Modern Standard Chinese I (minimum grade 67% for EAS100Y1Y)
  • EAS201H1 -  Modern Chinese II for Students with Prior Background (minimum 67% for EAS101Y1Y)
  • EAS300Y1 - Modern Standard Chinese III (minimum 70% for EAS200Y1Y)
  • EAS301H1 - Modern Standard Chinese III for Students with Prior Background (minimum 70% for EAS201H1)
  • EAS401H1 - Modern Standard Chinese IVa (minimum 73% for EAS300Y1Y or EAS301H1)
  • EAS402H1 - Modern Standard Chinese IVb (minimum 73% for EAS300Y1Y or EAS301H1)
  • EAS404H1 - Professional Chinese (minimum 73% for EAS300Y1Y or EAS301H1)

Please contact our office before the last Monday in August for alternative ways of proficiency check. If your proficiency check result is equivalent to the course prerequisites, you can request a continuing course on ACORN. Your request will be processed by our office, cross-checked with your proficiency check results.

 

Graduate Students

Graduate students from within and outside the department who need knowledge of Chinese for their research may take a Chinese course with the approval of EAS. To request enrollment, please submit the Language Course Enrolment Request Form for graduate students and register for the placement interview (please refer to the Undergraduate placement procedures above). If placed in a course, you will be enrolled in a graduate course code, though the credit does not normally count towards graduate programs. The course is graded as credit/non-credit (CR/NCR); 70% or above is required for a CR. Auditing is not an option.

Questions? Please email eas.grad@utoronto.ca.

 

Non-degree Students 

Please check if you are eligible to apply for our courses here. If eligible, please follow the instructions for Undergraduate Students. 

Chinese Language Program Coordinator 

Name: Professor Hsiao-wei Wang Rupprecht
Office: RL 14-213
Email Address: hsiaowei.rupprecht@utoronto.ca