Under special circumstances, the faculty of the graduate group in linguistics may allow an area not listed to be substituted for one listed in group B or C. 4.3. Examinations are administered anonymously. Students who wish to take examinations must register with the departmental secretary one month before the scheduled week, specifying the areas in which they wish to be examined. The graduate chair will send out timely reminders by e-mail to alert students that they should register. As shown, examinations are given over a four day period.
Answers are to be returned to the departmental secretary before ten A.M. of the following day.
Examinations are scheduled so that no student is required to take examinations on contiguous days. Any student who fails to comply with the rules in section 4.6 must leave the program. Students may apply to the graduate group to be reinstated. The decision of the graduate group by majority vote shall be binding. A student who fails an examination in the same area twice is also obliged to leave the program.