OPI for SFS Students (Excluding MSFS and BSFS)

Eligibility

  • All graduate students in SFS (excluding MSFS) must have completed Intensive Intermediate Arabic (ARAB 1112) and have started Intensive Advanced Arabic (ARAB 2216) 

    or 
  • All graduate students in SFS (excluding MSFS) must have completed Intensive Intermediate Arabic (ARAB 1112) and have started Media Arabic I (ARAB 2218) to attempt the OPI.
  • MAAS students who have started ARAB 2216 are eligible to take OPI. 
  • 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.

When is the Exam administered?  

The Arabic Proficiency and Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Exams are conducted in November and April of each year. 

Exam Registration and Schedule:

All students (except Arabic Majors) taking Arabic Proficiency exam or OPI MUST register by the deadline. No registration requests are accepted after the Registration deadline below.

Fall Semester – Registration starts on the second Monday in October, stays open for two weeks, and closes on the Friday of the second week at 5 PM. If the second Monday is a holiday, the registration will open on the Tuesday. Students are contacted by faculty administering the exam informing them about the exam date by end of October. Exams will be held by the last day of classes on the date and time agreed upon by the student and the examiner.

AS THE CURRENT AIS MODE OF INSTRUCTION IS IN-PERSON, ALL PROFICIENCY AND OPI EXAMS ARE HELD IN PERSON.

Spring Semester – Registration starts on the second Monday in March, stays open for two weeks, and closes on the Friday of the second week at 5 PM. If the second Monday is a holiday, the registration will open on the Tuesday. Students are contacted by faculty administering the exam informing them about the exam date by end of March. Exams will be held by the last day of classes on the date and time agreed upon by the student and the examiner.

How to register for the Exam?  

  • Click HERE to complete the Registration Form by the deadline.

Students who postpone their exam after agreeing to a time with the Proctor will not be able to make up the missed exam without an excused absence. The Arabic and Islamic Studies Department is not responsible for reminding students of their exam date and time.

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