Language Requirement

Doctoral candidates in the Department of Mathematics must demonstrate a mathematical reading knowledge in at least one of the following languages: French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish or Chinese. This proficiency can be demonstrated in any of the following ways:

• native fluency
• two years of the language in high school with the grade of C or better
• one year of the language in college with the grade of C or better
• one semester of the language at MIT with the grade of C or better
• taking a language examination given at MIT