Today, 29th May, most Russian school leavers are taking the mandatory State Unified Examination in the Russian Language. It is followed by Geography and Literature (1st June), Mathematics (4th June), foreign languages: English, german, French and Spanish (8th June), Social Science and Chemistry (11th June), History and Physics (15th June). According to the new law that took effect this year schol leaving examination results are also valid for university entrance exams. To get a school leaving certificate only two mandatory exams - Russian and Math - are needed, the other 12 exams including four exams in foreign languages are chosen according to the university or specialty the students are to pursue.