This exam is for graduate students in other departments who must fulfill a foreign language requirement.
Online Exam
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 9:00 am through Friday, October 31, 2025 at 5:00 pm
The exam will consist of two passages in Italian, one of critical prose and one of narrative prose, to be translated into English. A dictionary may be used. We have sample passages for the Italian translation exam that you may reference ahead of time.
Please notify Ann DeLauro, senior administrative assistant, at ann.delauro@yale.edu or +1 (203) 432-0595 if you plan to take the exam.
Questions concerning the exam should be directed to Anna Iacovella, Language Program Director.
Italian for Reading
This course is intended for students who either need a reading knowledge of Italian for research purposes or are preparing for Italian reading examinations and who have had no (or minimal) prior study of Italian.
Note: This course does not satisfy the language requirement
In the summer
The Graduate School administers reading courses in French, German, Italian and Spanish for GSAS doctoral students and funds the tuition for these courses in order to assist students in satisfying degree requirements or pursuing dissertation research.
Details and application can be found at studentgrants.yale.edu—search for Summer Language Institute Fellowships (GSAS Reading Courses).