The panel of judges will be appointed by the Associate Dean of the Graduate School. The panel, consisting of students and faculty, will be chosen such that there is no conflict of interest. Thus, the panel may be different for different departments. If the ITA is placed in Level 1 or 2, the panel will recommend a semester-long ESL course to take. The candidate can retake proficiency tests once a semester until the desired level of proficiency is attained.
Most institutions have such a course.
This course could perhaps be organized by Spring International. Texas All Teaching Assistants whose first language is not English are required to take a six-part test. The fifth part is composition. Those who fail this part may be required to by departments to take a course in composition. Part 6 is an oral interview.