Language requirements for advanced degrees in the Graduate
School–New Brunswick are determined separately by each program.
Information about requirements may be found in the program listings in the Programs, Faculty, and Courses chapter of this catalog.
When programs require
that proficiency in one or more foreign languages be demonstrated by a
written examination, the programs may supervise their own examinations
or ask their students to pass the examinations offered on several dates
throughout the year by the School of Arts and Sciences' Language
Laboratory on behalf of the Graduate School–New Brunswick. These
examinations are given in Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian,
and Spanish. In each, the student is
asked to translate passages with the aid of a dictionary. Students must
apply in advance to take an examination, which is graded on a pass or
fail basis.
Registration information and instructions are
available at the Language Laboratory, Seminary Place, College Avenue Campus. A fee of $25 is charged. The results of the examinations are
reported to graduate offices as soon as they become available, usually
in about two weeks. The student's program director certifies the
results of the examination (or examinations) on the
student's Ph.D. candidacy form.
