OPI for Arabic Majors

Eligibility:

• All Arabic Majors who are enrolled in Arabic language course take a mandatory OPI their senior year.
  • If not currently enrolled in an Arabic Language Course or if there is more than a semester gap in taking an Arabic course at GU, the student must take the placement exam before attempting the OPI. This also applies to native speakers.

Arabic majors who are enrolled in Arabic language courses, are required to take an oral proficiency interview (OPI, not the same as the proficiency exam required by BSFS and MSFS), their senior year lasting approximately 30 minutes. This is a departmental requirement. Seniors who do not take the test will have their Arabic final grades withheld for the semester.

Please contact the Arabic and Islamic Studies Department (arabic@georgetown.edu) with questions regarding the exam