What are the requirements for the foreign language proficiency?
A reading knowledge of a foreign language, normally Spanish, French, or German may be required. A language other than one normally required may be substituted with the approval of the student’s advisor and the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. Two years of successful college study in a language will meet the requirements. One who has not completed two years of college credit must take a language examination. The student should apply for the language examination directly to the chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures not later than three weeks before the date the examination is scheduled. The departmental chair, after reviewing the student’s examination paper, will submit to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research a report of the student’s performance. The Dean of Graduate Studies and Research will inform the student and the student’s advisor by mail whether the student has passed the examination. The student must have passed the examination in a foreign lang
