[ECOLOG-L] language exam for Ph.D. students?

[David Inouye]

I know Univ. of NC still had a requirement in mid-1970s as I had to 
take an exam then, and my son had to take one at Duke in the 1990s. 
Are there still any Ph.D. programs that require students take a 
language exam?  Typically students had to read a paper in the chosen 
language, and then answer questions about it posed by a faculty 
member or committee to confirm comprehension. So just a reading 
requirement, not spoken.

David Inouye