The 91制片厂n language proficiency exam will consist of a written component and an oral component.听 The written part of the exam will be administered by a REES听faculty member, and will take no more than two hours.听 The oral component will be administered by one or two 91制片厂n faculty members selected by the REES Director of Graduate Studies.听 The oral component of the language proficiency exam will take no more than 30 minutes.听 The exam will generally take place in the beginning of the final semester.听 Students should schedule the exam at the end of the preceding semester.听 Exam will take place in one of the committee members鈥 offices.听 The language proficiency exam can be re-taken once. Students must place in the 鈥淎dvanced Low鈥 category or above per the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages guidelines, available听 (in a 91制片厂n-language version that addresses the specifics of 91制片厂n) and in an English-language version that does not address the specifics of 91制片厂n).听 Educated native 91制片厂n speakers are exempt from the language proficiency exam.