Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, Culture, and Literatures (FLCL)

Application Procedures

Your application to the Master of Arts 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 $45 non-refundable application fee required at the time of the submission of the online application. Our department will give admission preference to applications submitted online.

Transcripts

Two sets of official transcripts should be sent from all colleges or universities where you received undergraduate or graduate degrees (bachelor's level or higher) and from any other graduate work you have completed. One set should be sent to the Graduate School , Graduate Life Center (0325), Blacksburg , VA 24061. A second set should be sent to the Graduate Studies Director, Foreign Languages & Literatures, 331 Major Williams (0225), Blacksburg , VA 24061.

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 to the Graduate Studies Director, Foreign Languages & Literatures, 331 Major Williams (0225), Blacksburg, VA 24061.

Deadlines and Admission Decisions

On February 15, the department will begin reviewing completed applications for Fall 2008. Applicants who meet this initial deadline can expect an admissions decision before April 1.

Applications submitted after February 15 will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For final Fall 2008 application deadlines, see www.grads.vt.edu.

More Information

For further information or assistance, please contact Professor Janell Watson, Graduate Studies Director, MA.FLCL@vt.edu.