Test of Oral Proficiency (TOP)--

**Registration for the January 2009 test dates is now open. Please go to "Register for TOP" in order to register for these dates.**

Students who plan to work as a teaching assistant (TA) at UCLA and are
non-native English speaking international students must pass the TOP before working as a TA in any department at UCLA. Only non-citizens are considered international students. A "native speaker" of English is currently defined by Graduate Division as one who has learned English from his/her parents.

No alternatives to TOP are accepted.

Students who do not plan to work as a teaching assistant (TA) at UCLA do not need to take TOP.

NEW TEST-TAKERS: Please take advantage of the links on the sidebar to the left that provide useful information on the format of the exam as well as useful tips for the exam. We do not encourage newly admitted students to take the TOP upon arrival, before they have had interaction with native speakers.

REPEAT TEST-TAKERS: It is highly recommended that test-takers seek counseling from TOP coordinators to review their exam before registering for the exam again.

More detailed information about the exam is available in links on the sidebar to the left.

Should you have further questions, please contact the TOP coordinators:

Netta Avineri
Anna Joaquin

TOP Program Coordinators
top@oid.ucla.edu
(310) 825-3106 (campus extension 53106)