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Russian Exemption Exam The Russian Exemption Test
is offered to students as an alternative means for satisfying the Language
Other Than English breadth requirement (Category
VI) and the International/Global Issues (Category
VII-B) requirements. You should take this test if you have a strong background
in Russian and are not interested in taking additional course work.
This test is not a placement test. If you want to enroll in a Russian course at UCI, consult
the UCI
General Catalogue, School of Humanities (under the "Foreign Language Placement" section) for placement procedures
and policies. The
highest proficiency level attainable at UCI by taking the Russian exam
is 2C. This test may be taken
only once. No University credit is given. There is no fee to take the test
if you are a UCI student. The test consists of a
written portion, lasting approximately 70 minutes, and a 15 minute oral
interview. The written exam contains write-in grammar exercises, short reading
with questions, and essay. The following topics may
be covered on the test: A good review of these
topics may be found in a table: Russian Fundamentals. Basic Grammer, by Eli
L. Hinkel, Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Hauppague, NY 11788 or in a
book by David Gasperetii A Reference Grammar for В ПУТИ Russian
Grammar in Context. Contact Dr. Victorina Lefebvre,
111 Humanities Office Building 2, vdlefebv@uci.edu, or by phone (949) 824-5353
to make arrangements to take this exam. When you appear the examination, you
must present your UCI student ID card. Results will be available
during Finals Week in the Academic Testing Center, 3040 Anteater Instruction
and Research Building. If you pass the test, notification will be sent to your
academic unit where the results will be placed in your academic file. If you need further information on language breadth testing, please e-mail the AcademicTesting Center at testcenter@uci.edu or call our office at (949) 824-6207 or contact your academic counseling office.
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