UOB orientation exemption test on Wednesday

Manama

 The University of Bahrain (UoB) will hold the English language test for exemption from the orientation programme on Wednesday.

 The test for the students applying for the next academic year will be held on the Sakhir campus (Hall 18).

 The Orientation Programme is an intensive programme aiming to develop students' linguistic abilities in different language skills within one semester.

 Director of the English Language Centre (ELC) Dr. Abdulaziz Bulaila said the test would be restricted to public secondary school students who scored between 80 and 89.99 per cent and to private secondary school students with an average grade below 90pc. 

 Bulaila said the test was optional but recommended to all students in order to be exempted from the orientation programme and directly buckle down to their majors.

 "The students who have scored an aggregate of 90pc and above in all the English language subjects in secondary school are exempted from the English orientation programme," he added.

 The test for female students will start at 10am and for male students at 2pm.

 Students are requested to be present half an hour before the scheduled test time, carrying proof of identity.