The Graduate Reading Proficiency Exam in Spanish/Portuguese is designed to allow graduate students to demonstrate reading proficiency in Spanish/Portuguese in their area of specialization. The exam is for students not enrolled in the Spanish/Portuguese graduate program of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. It is offered once in Autumn, Spring semesters.
The Graduate Reading Exam consists of the translation from Spanish/Portuguese to English of a 500-word and a 250-word passage from secondary sources, typically scholarly journals, in the candidate's area of study. Candidates will have two hours to complete the translation and may use a paper dictionary. A 500 word reading passage in Spanish/Portuguese is provided by the student's department (either the advisor or the Graduate Studies Chair). One 250 word text in Spanish/Portuguese is supplied by the examiner. The exam is graded on a pass/non-pass basis by the SPPO testing coordinator(s).
