Graduate
MA Italian Comprehensive Exam Policy
Language Used in Comprehensive Examinations
Candidates will write their examination in the major language or in English. They will choose the language they handle more naturally. However, students who write in English must write one of their exams in the major language, and students writing in the major language must write one of their exams in English. Either Italian or English or both can be spoken during the oral exam.
MA Italian Dates
Comprehensive examinations for the MA degree in Italian will be given by the department in March, the week after spring break.
Repetition of MA Comprehensive Examinations
Students who fail one or more parts of the written examinations may, on the recommendation of the department, be permitted to repeat once the part(s) failed. MA students may (if faculty is available) be given an opportunity to make up the failed section or sections of the examination over the summer.