STAMP Chinese Proficiency Test
All applicants to Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs are required to take the online multiple-choice Avant Assessment STAMP Chinese proficiency test. The STAMP test is used to measure your ability to understand spoken and written Mandarin Chinese (simplified) and typically takes about two hours to complete. It is composed of two sections: listening comprehension and reading comprehension.
All applicants to Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs are required to take the online multiple-choice Avant Assessment STAMP Chinese proficiency test. The STAMP test is used to measure your ability to understand spoken and written Mandarin Chinese (simplified) and typically takes about two hours to complete. It is composed of two sections: listening comprehension and reading comprehension.
NOTE: This test is meant to be challenging. Do not be
discouraged if you find it to be difficult! As an adaptive test, questions
become more difficult as you answer previous questions correctly. Even if you
do not know the answer to a question, try to answer to the best of your
ability. We have found students are generally pleasantly surprised by their
score. We hope that all interested students will take the test to gauge their
level rather than assuming their language ability is not high enough. You likely
know more than you think!
For more information on Chinese language proficiency, visit our website or send us an email at nanjing@jhu.edu.
