All doctoral students are required to demonstrate proficiency in a second language or tool subject prior to candidacy.  Students will not be designated as ABD (and thus eligible for Graduate Level III status as a TA or TF) until the language/tool requirement has been satisfied.  Therefore, it is recommended that this requirement be addressed prior to the final two semesters of enrollment in dissertation.

1. Students who opt for a tool subject (e.g., computer languages) in lieu of a second language must contact their major professor and the Composition Division chair for approval and to make arrangements for acquiring and demonstrating proficiency.
2. Students for whom English is a second language may satisfy this requirement with their native language. 
3. Students may fulfill the language requirement in one of the following ways:
   
   1. Through the UNT World Languages, Literature, and Cultures Department. Several options are available (including exams, courses, or previous course credits), which are detailed on the WLLC website. 
   2. A translation exam may be arranged through the Division of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology in the College of Music. Contact the MHTE Division Chair or administrative assistant for further information.

Once proficiency has been demonstrated—either through exam, course credits, or other means—it is the student's responsibility to provide appropriate documentation to the graduate advisor in the Music Graduate Office.