Students also have the option of taking the writing proficiency examination.
The exam is given once during the academic year. As languages differ in their relative degree of difficulty to native speakers of English, the required level of proficiency varies among the languages. Language requirement waiver Native speakers of a Pacific-region language whose regional specialization coincides with the area where the language is spoken are waived out of the language requirement. Note, that this waiver applies only to those who have native-level abilities in speaking, and reading.