MAFLL Requirements for Admission
The requirements for admission are:
1. B.A or equivalent in the target language/literature, or in another appropriate discipline.
2. Undergraduate Grade Point Average of 2.9 overall, and 3.25 in the proposed MA major subject.
3. GRE General Test for all students. A minimum score of 1050 on the verbal/quantitative or verbal/analytical parts of the GRE is normally required. Low GRE scores could, however, be balanced by high grades and strong letters of recommendation.
4. TOEFL for international students:
- paper-based: minimum of 550 for admission, 600 for teaching assistanship;
- computer-based: minimum of 213 for admission, 250 for teaching assistanship;
- internet-based iBT: minimum of 79 for admission, 100 for teaching assistanship;
5. Three letters of recommendation.
6. Applicants must submit a writing sample of at least 1000 words in the target language (this may be a paper written for an undergraduate class).
In addition, candidates applying for a teaching assistanship may have a brief personal or telephone interview conducted in English and the target language.
Admission to the MA in Foreign Languages and Literatures is competitive. Those who meet stated minimum academic requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet one or more requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strenghts.
