Foreign Language Examinations

Exam Types

• Diagnostic Exam
• Foreign Language Exit Exam
• TOOL Exam

Foreign Language Exit Exam

The Foreign Language Exit Exams are for students in degree programs requiring proficiency in a modern foreign language. Students in these programs who are native English speakers and have completed 20 credits toward their degree are eligible to take the exam. Students have three opportunities to pass the exam.
Exit exams are offered once each semester, usually in November and March.

Foreign Language Exit Exam Spring 2009 Schedule

Register by e-mailing your name, GWid, and language to advising@gwu.edu by March 27, 2009.

Language: Arabic

Reading
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1957 E Street, Room 211

Oral
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Time: 11:30 AM*
Location: Philips Hall, Room 342

*Registered students will be scheduled in 20-minute intervals.

Languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish

Reading
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1957 E Street, Room 113

Oral exam to be assigned during the reading exam. Note: Oral exam will not be the same day as the reading exam.

Languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

Reading
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1957 E Street, Room 214

Oral
Japanese:
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Philips Hall, Room 216
Students will be seen on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Chinese:
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Rome Hall, Room 466
Students will be seen on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Language: Hebrew

Contact Dr. Shoshana Marcus at slmarcus@gwu.edu to arrange exam.

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The English Language TOOL Exam is a test of reading and writing proficiency required for non-native English speakers. Non-native English speakers must demonstrate proficiency in English by taking the TOOL exam prior to the end of their second semester.(The TOOL exam is different from the EAP placement exam.) Students who earned a degree from an institution whose primary language of instruction is English are exempt from this requirement.
The TOOL Exam is administered each fall and spring.

Please note: Students are allowed to use their own dictionaries during part of the exam.

TOOL Exam Spring 2009 Schedule

Date: Friday, April, 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1957 E Street, Room 111
Registration Deadline: March 27, 2009

To register: E-mail advising@gwu.edu; list "TOOL Exam" in the subject line; include your name, and GWid.

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