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| The Division of Spanish
and Portuguese offers the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Spanish.
The graduate program provides students with a wide range of
unique opportunities for future success, including intensive
preparation in Hispanic cultural and literary studies, and
Second Language Acquisition. The Division is dedicated to
preparing graduate students for careers in a number of fields
that require advanced degrees, including academia, translation,
publishing, K-12 teaching. Current seminars and courses represent
a variety of faculty interests, such as Caribbean Studies,
U.S. Latino studies, early Hispanic studies, Second Language
Acquisition and linguistics.
To prepare students fully for their critical
engagement with Hispanic literatures and cultures, and linguistics,
seminars and courses expose them to a variety of theoretical
approaches. Through the Division's lecture and speaker series,
students encounter some of the most prominent and exciting
scholars in Hispanic studies.
As part of their graduate training, teaching
assistants gain experience as instructors in selected Spanish
language and culture courses during their tenure at FSU. New
graduate teaching assistants are required to participate in
a 1-2 week orientation session on language instruction and
take a graduate course in communicative language teaching
during the Fall semester of their first year of graduate studies.
FSU further offers outstanding graduate students competitive
fellowships that relieve them from teaching responsibilities
for a full academic year. Advanced graduate students may have
the opportunity to do research and teach at FSU's study abroad
programs.
(Effective for students beginning a graduate program fall
2006 and thereafter.)
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Courses
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Admission
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| 1. Obtain application forms from Graduate
Admissions, 2249 University Center, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Florida (32306-2400), (850) 644-3420 (www.admissions.fsu.edu). A
Graduate Bulletin may be purchased for $4.00 from the FSU
Bookstore, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4040, (850) 644-2072. With
their application, all candidates are to submit a letter of
intent to the Spanish Division explaining their interest in
the FSU Spanish program and their professional goals.
2. Requirements: B.A. in Spanish for the
Master's Program; M.A. in Spanish for the Ph.D. Program. Other
candidates must petition the Spanish and Portuguese Division
in writing explaining why they feel prepared to undertake
this study. The Spanish faculty will vote on each such case.
Complete and acceptable academic transcripts ("good standing").
GPA (of last two baccalaureate years) of at least 3.00 on
a 4-point system or Graduate Record Exam Aptitude score (verbal
and quantitative) of 1000 or higher. Departmental approval,
consisting of the collective decision of members of the Spanish
faculty, submitted for appropriate action to the Chair of
the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics. All applications
should be accompanied by 1) a statement of purpose and 2)
a writing sample in Spanish; both should be the original work
of the applicant.
3.The GRE Examination is required of applicants
for admission to graduate school. To register for the GRE
examination, call 1-800-GRE-CALL, or write: Educational Testing
Service, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (FSU
students contact Evaluation Services, 106 Johnston Building,
644-3017) (www.gre.org). A ten percent exemption
to the minimum GPA or GRE score of 1000 may be granted by
the University to the Departments.
4. Foreign students who receive or expect
to receive financial aid from FSU (fellowship or assistantship)
must apply for a U.S. Visa as student (J-1 visa), certified
by the "host" Department. All foreign nationals
must apply through the FSU International Admissions Office,
2249 University Center. Foreign students whose native language
is not English must achieve a score of 550 on the TOEFL.
5. If a student has not registered during
two consecutive semesters (including the summer term), and
wishes to resume studies or candidacy or undertake a subsequent
graduate program at FSU, he/she must apply to the Registrar,
2315 University Center, for readmission and must secure the
formal approval of the Department of Modern Languages and
Linguistics. The same is true for those who have received
one degree from FSU and wish to pursue another, and for those
who have registered "for examination only," but
failed to complete a given degree.
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Financial Assistance
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| Graduate teaching assistantships are
available. Graduate assistants pursue their studies on a basis
that will normally require about two years to complete the
M.A. program (thesis type, 30 hours; course work type, 32
hours), an additional two years to complete the Ph.D. course
work (30 hours), and an additional year for completion of
the dissertation (24 hours).
In 2006-200 7, TA's will receive a minimum
of $9900 for teaching 12 hours (four courses) per year. In
addition, opportunities for summer teaching are good. Florida
has no state income tax, and living costs are relatively low.
Graduate fellowships for M.A. and Ph.D.
candidates are available on a competitive basis to a limited
number of students. Other forms of financial aid are available
through the Financial Aid Office.
Registration fees must be paid by all except
fellows. Out-of-state tuition is waived for both fellows and
assistants, contingent upon continued appropriations to the
University from the legislature. At present 9 hours of tuition
are waived per term. Eligibility for consideration for any
grant-in-aid for a given academic year depends first on admission
to graduate student status at FSU, and second on the qualifications
documented in the application for assistantships submitted
to the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Florida
State University. Deadline for applications for fellowships
and for teaching assistantships is January 31st for the following
fall term. Application before these deadlines is recommended.
Later applications for teaching assistantships may be considered
if assistantships are still available.
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General
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| Graduate credits are normally taken in
5000-level courses or above. Full-time enrollment is required.
The combined teaching and study load is generally limited
to a maximum of 15 semester hours.Graduate students must maintain
a grade average of "B" (3.0) or better.
Entering M.A. students will be advised
by the Graduate Advisor of the division. Ph.D. students will
initially be advised by the Graduate Advisor until they select
their Major Professor. Students writing an M.A. thesis and
all Ph.D. students must have a Major Professor and a Supervisory
Committee.
Progressive steps toward the completion
of M.A. or Ph.D. requirements are reported by signed Warrants
("Certification of Graduate Exams and Degrees")
to the Associate Chairperson for Graduate Studies, for departmental
recording and transmittal to appropriate university officials.
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Teaching Assistantships
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| All teaching assistants must register
for a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of course work in
the Spanish and Portuguese Division each fall and spring semester,
and six (6) semester hours of course work in the Division
of Spanish and Portuguese in the summer if they are teaching.
All new Teaching Assistants must take FOL 5934 Research Foundations
and Practice in Communicative Language Teaching. Students
entering the program in January must take the course during
the following semester. Students accepted provisionally who
subsequently achieve regular status and are eligible for teaching
assistantships will not begin teaching until they have taken
FOL 5934.
Teaching Assistants must register each semester
in the section of SPN 5940r, Teaching Practicum, that corresponds
to their supervisor. Students must maintain a grade of S in
SPN 5940. In cases where a teaching assistant receives a U
in SPN 5940, the divisional faculty will meet to decide whether
to retain or terminate that person's services as a Teaching
Assistant and, if retained, the Teaching Assistant would be
on probation as a Teaching Assistant the semester after receiving
the "U."
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Minor in Spanish or Portuguese
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| For a minor in Spanish or Portuguese
at the graduate level, 9 hours of courses are required at
the M.A. level, 9 hours at the Ph.D. level. The student must
locate a member of the graduate faculty willing to advise
the student, and prepare and grade the student's comprehensive
or preliminary exam questions.
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Graduate Application
Checklist
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| When you apply to the graduate program
in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, it
is necessary that we receive the following items before your
application will be considered complete and forwarded for
review, evaluation and recommendation by the faculty.
ITEMS WHICH SHOULD BE SENT DIRECTLY TO:
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Office of Graduate Studies
362 Diffenbaugh
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1540
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES:
- A statement of
purpose indicating your background, teaching and/or specialty
areas and why you are applying for that particular language
program.
- Writing sample
in Spanish for applicants to the M.A. and Ph. D. program.
- Three (3) letters
of recommendation. You should request these letters from
persons in a position to comment on the quality of your
academic work, and academic record, to evaluate your potential
for doing successful graduate work, and if you are applying
for a teaching assistantship, to address your qualifications
to hold such a position.
- GRE score of 1000
or higher (we prefer an official copy, but a xeroxed copy
will suffice for this office although official copies are
required by the Graduate Admissions Office of the University).
- GPA of 3.0 (on
a 4-point system) or higher as an upper division student.
- TOEFL scores (for
international students whose native language is not English)
are required to have a score of 550 or better.
- Copies of transcripts
from all colleges/universities from which you have attended
and/or received a degree.
- Copy of your admissions
application (this will be sent to our department once your
application has been received and processed in the University
Admissions Office).
IMPORTANT: Candidates must have a 3.0 GPA
(on a 4-point system) or higher as an upper division student
AND/OR GRE score (verbal and quantitative) of 1000 or higher
for departmental consideration for admission.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE SENT DIRECTLY
TO:
Graduate and International Admissions Office
2240 University Center
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1009
- University application
and application fee. FSU Graduate Admissions Office will
forward a copy to this office.
- Transcripts (official
copy) from all universities/colleges from which you have
attended.
- GRE scores (official).
- TOEFL scores (test
of English as a foreign language), if applicable. UNIVERSITY
ADMISSION POLICIES: Admission to graduate study involves
admission to the department or school in which the applicant
expects to study.
Final admission to the University is
subject to approval by the department or school. While there
are minimal University admission requirements, the departments
can, and frequently do, set admission standards significantly
higher than these minima. The student should determine departmental
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