Who is required to take the TSE or SPEAK test?
The UCI Graduate Council policy states: Effective fall quarter 2002, international students who are not citizens of countries where English is either the primary or dominant language, as approved by the Graduate Council, are required to take an oral English proficiency exam approved by the UCI campus in order to establish eligibility for a teaching appointment. This requirement applies equally to students who: 1) are permanent residents or who hold other non-citizen status and are residing in the United States; 2) have completed their undergraduate education in the United States; or 3) have attended “American” schools abroad. U.S. citizens, regardless of their country of origin, are exempt. Students who are not citizens of one of the countries on this list, but who have completed all their high school education in the U.S., are eligible to request an exemption. An official copy of the high school transcript will be required. A copy of these lists should be made available in the academi
