During
the week before classes, all incoming graduate students will
be given a diagnostic examination administered by the Graduate
Committee. The examination will consist of a written part (a
one-hour essay) and an oral part (approximately 15?20 minutes).
The purpose of this examination is to determine the students'
level of spoken and written German.
In
the case of native speakers of German, the Diagnostic Examination
shall be given in English, rather than in German. By "native
speaker" we understand a person who has completed the Abitur.
Students who are found deficient in their command of English
will be advised to take appropriate course work in the Applied
English Center or in the English Department, depending upon
their needs, as determined by the Graduate Committee.
Graduate
students who do not pass the diagnostic test of language skills
in German or English will have their admission status changed
to "provisional." Students will have two semesters
or one year to remove the deficiency in their language skills.
If students have not passed the diagnostic test by the beginning
of the third semester of graduate work, they will not be allowed
to continue enrollment in the graduate program in German.
