Oral English Proficiency Testing: Key Deadlines for Students and Departments

For incoming students expecting to teach in the fall semester or later

June 1                  Deadline for incoming students who wish to teach in the fall semester to submit the Language Proficiency Questionnaire.
July      Beginning of Oral Proficiency (OPT) testing for incoming students

For continuing students expecting to teach in the summer or fall semester or later

March 1                   Deadline for continuing students who wish to teach in the coming summer or fall semester to submit the Language Proficiency Questionnaire, if they have not already done so.
March – April 15 Continuing students who submitted the questionnaire by the deadline and are not enrolled in LAN PRO 380 class are tested.
RRR Week Students enrolled in LAN PRO 380 class take the Oral Proficiency Test (OPT) during RRR week.

For continuing students expecting to teach in the spring or summer semester or later

Oct. 1.                       Deadline for continuing students who wish to teach in the coming spring semester to submit the Language Proficiency Questionnaire, if they have not already done so.
Oct – Nov 15 Continuing students who submitted the questionnaire by the deadline and are not enrolled in LAN PRO 380 class are tested.
RRR Week        Students enrolled in LAN PRO 380 class take the OPT during RRR week.

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