The Office of Undergraduate Education is initiating a review of Harvard Collegeâs placement exam system to streamline student support and prevent communication errors during the process, according to OUE Director of Academic Policy Sarah Champlin-Scharff.
Placement exams are intended to help students ascertain the appropriate class levels to take in fields such as the sciences, foreign languages, and music. Incoming freshmen are also required to take exams in writing and mathematics.
Students receive placement recommendations of classes that would best suit their academic skill level according to their scores.
Champlin-Scharff wrote in an email that the review will aim to ârefresh policies and approaches that impact the student experienceâ with the goal of âincreasing understanding and support.â