Graduate Request to Complete Language Requirement

Request for Confirmation of Completed Language Proficiency Requirement
Options for Meeting the Language Proficiency Requirement for:
- Global Communication
- International Affairs
- International Development Studies
- International Studies (MIS)
- Security Policy Studies
Prior Coursework

Having earned a grade of a B of higher in a sixth semester university-level advanced language course completed no more than three years prior to enrollment in the Elliott school Master's Degree Program.
- International Affairs (MAIA) students only: Having earned a minimum grade of B in a fourth-semester university-level intermediate language course completed no more than five years prior to matriculation in the Elliott School's master's degree program.
Current Coursework

Having earned a grade of a B or higher in a sixth semseter university-level advanced langauge course at GW (or another higher education institution approved by Elliott School Academic Programs including the Elliott School exchange partner institutions) while enrolled in the Elliott School's Master's Degree Program.
- International Affairs (MAIA) students only: Having earned a minimum grade of B in a fourth-semester university-level intermediate language course at GW, or in an approved course taken at another institution of higher learning, including Elliott School exchange partner institutions, while enrolled in the Elliott School master's program.
Elliott School Exam

Passing the Elliott School-administered foreign language proficiency reading and speaking examination (offered once in the fall and once in the spring semester) at the required level of proficiency at any point during enrollment. Students have three opportunities to pass this proficiency examination. Failure to pass the exam for a third time will result in dismissal from the program.

External Exam

Achieving the required proficiency level in a reading and speaking examination administered by an Elliott School-approved foreign-language assessment institution while enrolled in the Elliott School's Master's Degree Program.

Professional Skills Course

Demonstration of the required foreign language proficiency level in a foreign language professional skills course offered through the Elliott School. The instructor will tests the student during this foreign language skills course to determine if the required proficiency level has been achieved. (This form is not required.)

*Students in the MA regional studies programs are required to fulfill the foreign-language requirement by passing both the reading and the speaking proficiency examinations administered by the Elliott School at a level required by the academic program.*
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I hereby request confirmation that I have completed the language proficiency requirement for my degree program based on one of the following criteria:
Prior Coursework

I have the required level (see above) of university-level coursework in a foreign language (with a grade of B or higher in the most advanced language course taken in the final semester) completed no more than three academic years before the time of enrollment in the Elliott School graduate program. (please see attached transcript and documentation of course level and description from institution's website or Bulletin.)
Please provide the name of the institution.
Please provide the semester and year of the final language course.
Current Coursework

During my graduate studies at the Elliott School, I have completed the required semester level (see above) of foreign language coursework at GW (or another higher education institution approved by the Elliott School Academic Programs) with a grade of B or higher.
Please provide the name of the institution.
Please provide the semester and year of the final language course.
Elliott School Exam

During my graduate studies at the Elliott School, I passed the Elliott School-administered foreign language proficiency reading and speaking examination at the required level of proficiency.
Please provide the semester and year of the exam.
External Exam

During my graduate studies at the Elliott School, I achieved the required proficiency level for my academic program in a reading and speaking examination administered by an Elliott School-approved foreign-language assessment institution. (Have official results sent directly to your advisor from the tester.)
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Please provide the date of exam:
Please provide the reading score:
Please provide the oral score:
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Request for Confirmation of Completed Language Proficiency Requirement

Prior Coursework

Current Coursework

Elliott School Exam

External Exam

Professional Skills Course

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