The EPI is administered each semester. Interviews typically are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays and are scheduled every 20 minutes, typically between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Those graduate students who are retaking the EPI are scheduled backwards from the end of the semester so that they have as much time as possible to finish ESL course work or tutoring.
Interview days and times during special exam periods in January, May, and August will vary from the above and will be announced when registration opens.
Fall 2017
Registration is open
EPI dates: Most dates are full. Openings are available in mid- to late November.
October 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31
November 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 28, 30
December 5, 7, 12
Retakers: Most retakers will be scheduled from November 14 on. Retakers who have completed their English Improvement Activity before November 14 may be tested earlier. If tutoring was chosen at the improvement activity, the minimum required tutoring must be completed prior to taking the EPI.
Regular EPI exam cycle
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Testing period
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Registration opens
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Interview dates
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Eligible students
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Fall
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early September
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early October through early December
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All graduate students
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January (limited testing before Graduate Academy)
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December 1
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2-3 days prior to Graduate Academy
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Graduate students who may be hired for Spring TA appointments
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Spring
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early February
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early March through early May
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All graduate students
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Summer session I
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mid-April
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weeks 1 and 2 of the session (mid-May)
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All graduate students
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Summer session II
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mid-June
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July, early August
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All graduate students
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August (before Graduate Academy)
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mid-June
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weeks 1, 2, 3 of August; testing ends 1 week before the Graduate Academy
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Priority given to graduate students who may be hired for Fall TA appointments
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