Russian Exemption Exam
INTRODUCTION
The Russian Exemption Test
is offered to students as an alternative means for satisfying the Language
Other Than English (Category
VI) and the International/Global Issues (Category
VIII) General Education requirements. You should take this test if you have a strong background
in Russian and not interested in taking additional course work.
This test is not a placement test. If you want to enroll in a Russian language course at UCI, you must take the Russian placement test. Please consult the information on this website about the Russian placement test and how to register for it.
The Russian exemption test is given during the academic year (except summer).
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. You must present two two valid forms of photo ID when you take the test.
EXAM DESCRIPTION
The test takes two hours to complete. The test consists of five sections:
Listening comprehension; |
Vocabulary and grammar; |
Reading comprehension; |
Numbers; |
Essay |
- An oral interview will be required after you complete the written test. A faculty member in the Russian program will contact you to set up the oral interview.
PREPARING
FOR THE EXAM
For basic grammar and vocabulary review you may consult the following textbooks used in first-year and second-year language classes at UCI:
Kudyma, Anna, Frank J. Miller, and Olga Kagan. Beginner's Russian with Interactive Online Workbook: A Basic Russian Course. New York: Hippocrene Books, 2010.
Kagan, Olga, and Frank J. Miller. Puti: Russian Grammar in Context . Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall, 2007.
You should also review your Russian writing and speaking skills.
REGISTRATION
You may register in person at the Academic Testing Center or by phoning our office (949-824-6207) during regular business hours.
Notification
of Results
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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