Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS)
The Center for Testing and Career Certification (CTCC) has partnered with Brigham Young University (BYU) to offer online tests for many languages. You can earn foreign language credits in addition to satisfying your foreign language requirement by attaining a pass on any of the FLATS exams. To view the complete list of FLATS exams, click here. All tests have a listening, grammar, and reading comprehension component and are eligible to cover the equivalence of the first three semesters of a given language. The tests are multiple-choice and are on a pass/fail basis. Students are allowed two and a half hours to complete their tests. To view FIU’s credit equivalency table, click here.
To take the FLATS exam please complete the following registration steps:
STEP #1: Register with FLATS BYU and pay BYU’s $50 fee
Go to the Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS) website. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Register for a Test”.
- For Language & Institution:
- Which FLATS test would you like to take
- Select YES to submit your FLATS scores for credit
- For State select Florida
- For Institution select Florida International University Virtual Remote Testing Center
- Enter school ID
- Complete the “Tell about yourself” information
- For "select an in-person proctor" choose Dr. Jessica Montelongo
- For “Would you like us to send your test scores to a college or university?” Enter the following:
- Name: Dr. Dwight Nimblett
- Department: Center for Testing and Career Certification
- Phone Number: 305-348-2441
- Email Address: testing@fiu.edu
- Street Address: 11200 SW 8th Street, GL 120
- City, State, Zip: Miami, Florida 33199
- Make Payment
BYU will send you an email that contains the confirmation number and examinee access code needed to take the test.