Reading Proficiency Examinations
Reading proficiency examinations in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan are offered twice every fall and spring semester to graduate students from and outside the department (see SIPA exception below) who need to show reading and research proficiency in a language as part of their program requirements.
The two-hour exam is based on the translation into English of a scholarly text approximately two pages in length (using a dictionary is allowed). Exam takers must register to take the test by calling the department at (212) 854-4187 or by e-mailing Kosmas Pissakos at [email protected]. Questions regarding the exam should be addressed to Eunice Rodríguez Ferguson at [email protected] The student's home department will be notified of the outcome soon after the test is administered.
SIPA graduate students must take the SIPA proficiency exam, not our departmental exam, and should consult their home department for more information.
Rapid Reading and Translation (SPAN W1113 or PORT W1113): This course is usually offered in the spring semester. Students who complete the class with an A or A- will be exempted from the reading proficiency exam. The student's home department will be notified of the outcome at the end of the semester.
The Fall 2014 reading proficiency exams in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan
will be held early in the fall semester. The days the exam will be adminstered are:
Friday, Septembery 26th, 10:15am - 12:15pm
Friday, November 7th, 10:15am -12:15pm
Please be prompt!