Student Placement

All students are required to take our placement exam(s) to ensure they are enrolled in the correct classes when the semester begins. There is no time limit for the exams. However, an exam can only be completed in one sitting. If you do not know the answer to a question because you have not studied that concept, please mark "I don't know."

Once you take the placement exam, you will be contacted by one of our team members with information about which class is right for you. The Fawakih Academic Team reserves the right to determine the student's final placement.

Test into Beginner Quranic Arabic

Students who have learned how to read the Quran, but have not yet studied Arabic as a language are required to take this examination. Successful completion of this diagnostic means a student is eligible to take a Beginner Quranic Arabic course at Fawakih.

Test out of Beginner Quranic Arabic

Students who have studied the foundations of Quranic Arabic previously can take this placement exam to see whether they are able to test out of beginner courses at Fawakih and into intermediate study. This exam tests knowledge of basics of Arabic Grammar, Morphology (including the 10 verb forms), Listening, and Reading Comprehension.

Test out of Intermediate Quranic Arabic

Students who have already studied Quranic Arabic beyond the introductory level can take this placement exam to see whether they are able to test out of intermediate courses at Fawakih and into advanced study. This exam tests knowledge of Arabic grammar to the equivalent of the classical text al-Ajurrumiyyah (including topics like badal, istithna), and intermedate morphology (going beyond the 10 verb forms into weak verbs), Listening, and Reading Comprehension.

Test into Advanced Quranic Arabic

Students who have studied Quranic Arabic at other institutions in a full-time capacity and are interested in our advanced Quranic Arabic courses should take our Advanced Placement exam. This exam tests knowledge of Reading Comprehension, sciences of Balagha, and Quran Analysis. If you have any questions, check out our Advanced Arabic Course Descriptions or contact academics@fawakih.com.