{"id":3376,"date":"2017-04-16T00:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T00:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?page_id=3376"},"modified":"2025-08-12T05:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:51:10","slug":"placement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Placement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-placement-testing\">What is placement testing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Placement testing is for students who have prior coding experience and would like to skip a particular class in our structured program. Placement tests are only available for the first 3 classes in each of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/coding-programs-for-kids\/\">programs<\/a> (only available for first 2 classes in Elementary Program).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-it-work\">How does it work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/enroll.codewizardshq.com\/placement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Placement Test<\/a> and enter your student&#8217;s age to determine the test they should take.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you submit payment, a link to the test will be provided on-screen and emailed to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please set aside 45 \u2013 60 minutes (per test) in a quiet environment for your student to complete and submit the test.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The test will be scored immediately and you will receive results on-screen and via email.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>If they pass:&nbsp;<\/strong>They will have the option to take the next exam (if applicable) or choose to enroll in the program, skipping the course they tested out of.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If they fail:&nbsp;<\/strong>Students can enroll in the program based on the suggested starting course determined by their score.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Based on your student&#8217;s results, we&#8217;ll give you a list of upcoming class start dates for your child, and you can enroll seamlessly into the CodeWizardsHQ program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-classes-available-for-testing\">Classes Available For Testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elementary-school-classes-required-course-sequence-below\">Elementary School Classes (Required course sequence below)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Animation and Games with Scratch (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/animation-and-games-with-scratch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logic with Scratch (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/scratch-logic-coding-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-middle-school-classes-required-course-sequence-below\">Middle School Classes  (Required course sequence below) <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction to Programming (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/intro-to-python-programming-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beyond Basics with Python&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/python-beyond-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Webpages with HTML &amp; CSS (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/webpages-html-css-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-school-classes-required-course-sequence-below\">High School Classes  (Required course sequence below) <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intro to Python (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/intro-to-python-coding-class-hs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fundamentals of Web Development (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/fundamentals-of-web-dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User Interface Development (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/user-interface-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Curriculum<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fees\">Fees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$25 per test<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This $25 fee is credited towards your next course upon enrollment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sign-up-for-a-placement-exam\">Sign up for a Placement Exam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Head over to our <a href=\"https:\/\/enroll.codewizardshq.com\/placement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Placement Exam sign-up page<\/a> to sign your student up for a test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-cw1-container-Z1KSVye description always-center wp-block-lazyblock-cw1-container\"><div class=\"container description always-center\"><div class=\"lazyblock-inner-blocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-questions-we-are-here-to-help\">Questions? We are here to help.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Answers to some common questions<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-blocks-codewizards-container container accordion-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\"><h4>Is there a particular order that tests must be taken in?<\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\"><p>Yes. Placement tests must be taken in the order they are listed above.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\"><h4>Can I test out of multiple classes at the same time?<\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\"><p>Not at the same time, no. Classes must be tested out of one at a time. 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