To take a colloquium as a seminar also requires the permission of the Executive Officer. Students transferring credits from other institutions may be given credit for no more than two seminars, upon consulting with the Executive Officer. For more information regarding seminars and colloquia, click here . After the student has completed 30 credits, but not after he or she has completed 46 credits, he or she must pass the First Examination in one major and minor field. The examination is a four hour written comprehensive testing broad historical and historiographical knowledge of a student's major field.
Students have two chances to pass the exam.
Foreign Language Students must demonstrate reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. Any additional language requirements are determined by the student's faculty advisor and is based on his or her evaluation of what is appropriate for the field. One language examination must be passed before the completion of the first 30 credits and any other language requirements before the completion of 45. These program offer rapid instruction in several modern and ancient languages and are designed to prepare students for foreign language proficiency exams as quickly as possible. No previous knowledge of the languages are assumed for either of these programs.