The student's advisory committee may require additional courses in foreign languages. The examination is in four parts, and has a pedagogical emphasis. All four examinations must be successfully completed within three consecutive semesters, excluding summer sessions. The candidate will not be eligible to take the examinations until the semester after the language requirement has been satisfied and at least 54 hours of the required course work have been completed. The student will be required to complete an extended written composition, either critical, pedagogical, or creative in nature.
Interdisciplinary topics are acceptable.
Upon completing the essay, the student will be required to defend it successfully at a final oral defense or presentation.