Language Requirements
As
of September, 2005, the general requirement that all Ph.D.
students demonstrate proficiency in two foreign languages,
or one language and one other skill, has been eliminated.
Instead, language requirements are determined by individual
programs in accordance with the research needs of the disciplines
they represent. The new policy applies to all students
who first enrolled in 2005 and to all who enroll subsequently.
Students who entered the GSAS before 2005 may fulfill the
skills requirement for the Ph.D. under either the old or
the new regulations, at their discretion. That is,
students who have prepared for a foreign language examination
may proceed to take it, even if their department no longer
requires it, and if they pass, the language will be entered
on their transcript as a milestone.
The old and the new requirements are as follows:
Pre-2005-2006 |
Current |
Pre-2005-2006 |
Current |
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M.A. |
M.A. |
Ph.D. |
Ph.D. |
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Chemistry
|
French, German, or Russian or computing |
no requirement
|
French, German or Russian + computing |
no requirement
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| Classical & Near Eastern Arch'y | German + French
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German + French
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German + French + one ancient language |
German + French + one ancient language |
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Clinical Psych |
one language |
no requirement |
statistics
|
statistics
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Greek, Latin & Classical Studies
|
German, French or Italian + Greek or Latin |
German, French or Italian + Greek or Latin |
German + French or Italian + Greek + Latin |
German + French or Italian + Greek + Latin
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History of Art
|
2 modern languages
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2 modern languages
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German + one other language
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German + one other language
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Math
|
French, German, or Russian
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French, German, or Russian
|
French, German, or Russian (2) or one + computing |
French, German, or Russian
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Physics
|
one language + computing
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computing
|
one language + computing + math |
computing + math
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Russian
|
French or German
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French or German
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French or German + Old Church Slavonic + statistics | French or German + Old Church Slavonic + statistics | ||||||
These requirements supersede those described in the 2005-2006 GSAS Handbook and in other previous publications. They may not be changed by any department or program without approval by the Graduate Council and advance notification to all graduate students currently enrolled.
