Masters students need pass just one such exam. Students taking the French, German, or Spanish summer classes that SAS offers free to PhD students may sign up for special exams in those languages in July. The exam consists of two translation passages, generally one critical or philosophical and the other from a poem or novel. Neither passage should exceed 300 words, and the total for both should be less than 500 words.
Students have a maximum of two hours to complete the exam.
Students wishing to take a language exam must submit a Language Examination Registration Form no later than one week prior to the scheduled exam date. Exam dates may be found on the Graduate English Academic Deadlines and Calendar web-site. Language Examination Registration Forms are available in .html format, MS Word format .doc format, or in .pdf format.