The CLC currently offers two exam formats; a translation and a reading comprehension model. The translation model is no longer available for modern languages. The translation exam is available only in Biblical Hebrew, Classical Chinese, Greek, and Latin.

Academic Reading Comprehension Assessment — ARCA™:

Based on groundbreaking domain analysis conducted by the OLA’s former Executive Director, Ahmet Dursun, this state-of-the-art assessment has been designed to measure examinees’ ability to conduct academic research by reading in a secondary research language. Texts are drawn from real-world academic and professional resources and reflect the level of reading comprehension expected for students and professionals working in those areas.

The ARCA measures examinees’ ability to analytically read and synthesize information from scholarly resources, draw inferences from implicitly stated information (e.g., connection between a term and the overall argument, understanding author intent), and convey meaning from the original text with clarity and accuracy.

When taking the ARCA, texts are matched to participants’ general disciplinary areas but not to their individual interests or research.

The exam consists of three parts. Examinees have 2 hours and 10 Minutes to complete the exam. Learn more about the exam on our Understanding the ARCA Format and ARCA Policies pages.