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Language Reading Examination

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1. Any graduate student who has matriculated in one of the Divisions or Schools is eligible to register for a Language Reading Examination. A fee of $70 is charged for each registration. A fee for an in absentia registration (see below) is $150.
   
   
2. Students who register for a Language Reading Examination, and neither take the test nor cancel their registration, will be considered to have been absent from the examination. The $70 registration fee will not be refunded.
   
   
3. Ph.D. candidates must pass any required Language Reading Examination at least eight months before the degree is conferred.
   
   
4. Language examinations taken to satisfy degree requirements at other schools are subject to validation by passing the University's Language Reading Examination. In such cases, the date on which the first examination was passed may be the date entered on the student's record.
   
   
5. Language Reading Examinations are graded and recorded on academic records as passed High Level (P*) or Passed (P). Failing grades and absences are not recorded. Students may check on the results of their examinations together with other grades via the cMORE web service after the quarter.
   
   

Once grades have been reported, students may inspect their papers and discuss their performances with the appropriate examiner in the Office of Test Administration.

Registration

1. Students register for a Language Reading Examination during the regular course registration period: up through the third week of the quarter.
   
   
2. Mailed registrations are accepted. Students should submit the required fees to the University Registrar with a letter requesting that registration materials be mailed.
   
   
3. Late registrations are not accepted for examinations to be taken in absentia. (see In Absentia, below).

Cancellation
To cancel an examination, the registration for it is to be dropped via the student's respective unit's add/drop procedures by the end of the third week of the quarter.

In Absentia

1. Requests to take a Language Reading Examination in absentia must be filed with the Registrar before the first day of the quarter. Late registrations are not accepted.
   
   
2. The Bursar's Office will include the charges for a Language Reading Examination with tuition and other fees for the Quarter. Any fee for proctoring the examination is additional and is the student's responsibility.
   
   
3. Details for writing the examination in absentia will be mailed to the student as soon as the in absentia request is filed.
   
   
4. In absentia registrations may be canceled through the end of the third week of the qtr.