Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures (FLCL)
Graduate Studies in Spanish or French at Virginia Tech
NEW! Distance-Learning option now available. Contact MA.FLCL@vt.edu for details.
Application Procedures
Your application to the MA in FLCL will be considered complete upon our receipt of the following materials.
Formal Application
Students should apply online through the Virginia Tech Graduate School , at http://www.grads.vt.edu. There is a non-refundable application fee required at the time of the submission of the online application.
Transcripts
While completing your online application, you will be required to upload one copy of your scanned official transcript from each institution from which you have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree. Be sure to scan both the front and the back of all pages, and than all parts of the scanned document are legible. There is no need to mail official transcripts to us until you have received an offer of admission from Virginia Tech.
Test Scores
Official test scores should be sent to the Virginia Tech Graduate School , institution code 5859. Do not enter a department code.
GRE (required of all applicants):
GRE scores must be submitted by all applicants. Our department requires only the general test, not the subject test. For more information see www.ets.org.In the Blacksburg area, the GRE test is administered by Thomson Prometric Test Center , Phone: (540) 344-3688, 2004 Stephenson Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24014. For other locations, please go to www.gre.org or www.prometric.com.
TOEFL (required of international applicants whose native language is not English):
Our department requires a minimum score of 600 (written) or 250 (computerized) or 100 (IBT) is required. Note that this is higher than the university requirement. For more information see www.ets.org.
Letters of Recommendation
Three letters of recommendation should be submitted either online or by mail. If you wish to ask your recommenders to submit letters online, please indicate this as you complete your own online application (see "Formal Application" above).
Usually these letters will be from professors who can predict your success in graduate study. Professors of upper-level undergraduate or graduate language courses can tell us about your most mature work in literature and culture courses.
Mailed letters should be sent directly by each recommender to the Graduate Studies Director, Foreign Languages & Literatures, 331 Major Williams (0225), Blacksburg , VA 24061.
Writing Sample
Please provide a writing sample of 5-10 pages in French or Spanish. Typically this is a course paper that reflects your linguistic and intellectual abilities. It should be sent by email to the Graduate Studies Director, MA.FLCL@vt.edu.
Deadlines and Admission Decisions
On February 1, the department will begin reviewing completed applications for the following Fall. Applications submitted after February 1 will be considered on a rolling admissions basis. For final Fall semester application deadlines, see www.grads.vt.edu.
Financial Aid
A limited number of teaching assistantships are available. To indicate that you wish to be considered for an assistantship, check the appropriate box on the online application for admission (see above). For other types, of finaincial aid,see www.grads.vt.edu. Virginia teachers and school personnel may be eligible for reduced tution; see www.bursar.vt.edu/tuition/.
More Information
For further information or assistance, please contact Professor Janell Watson, Graduate Studies Director, MA.FLCL@vt.edu.