Language Study Requirements

Students are expected to consult with their advisors concerning the corpus of texts required and the scope of the examinations; the advisors are expected to provide the students with clear and comprehensive information. The major language of the student’s field of research is normally one of the fields of the general examinations. In addition, all students are expected to have or acquire knowledge of a second departmental language. The minimum level of competence expected in this requirement is a grade of B in the final examination of a second-year course in the language.

Instead of such language coursework, a student may demonstrate the equivalent level of competence in a required language by taking a special examination administered by a member of the faculty. If a second departmental language is included in the general examinations, the level of competence will be significantly greater than that required in a second-year language course examination.