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GRADUATE APPLICATION CHECKLIST

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 of the division to which you are applying.

1. Florida State University Graduate Application- https://admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp/ .

2. The following supporting documents( if unable to upload the documents, send them directly to the department) :

• Modern Languages and Linguistics Graduate Application http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/grad/gradappl.pdf or (PDF for printing).

  Please upload as Document 1 in the Supporting Documents (FSU on-line application).

• A Statement of purpose indicating your background, teaching and/or areas of academic interest and why you are applying for that particular language program.

  Please upload as Document 2 in the Supporting Documents (FSU on-line application).

• Writing sample for applicants to the appropriate graduate program (term paper or the equivalent).

  Please upload as Document 3 in the Supporting Documents (FSU on-line application).

• Three (3) letters of recommendation. You should request these letters from persons in a position to comment on the quality of your academic work, academic record, to evaluate your potential for doing successful graduate work, and if you are applying for a teaching assistantship, address your qualifications to hold such a position. This information should be inputted in the on-line application.

3. GRE scores.

A score of 1000 or higher (a xeroxed copy will suffice for this office although official copies are required by the Graduate Admissions Office)

Please upload a copy as Document 4 in the Supporting Documents (FSU on-line application).

4. GPA of 3.0 (on a 4-point system) or higher as an upper division student.

(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.)

5. TOEFL scores (for international students whose native language is not English).

There is a requirement of a minimum score of 550 on paper-based test, 213 on the computer-based test, or 80 on the internet-based test. (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).

Please upload a copy as Document 5 in the Supporting Documents (FSU on-line application).

6. 2 Copies of transcripts from all colleges/universities from which you have attended and/or received a degree (one for Graduate Admissions, and one for the department).

Graduate and International Admissions Office
2240 University Center
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1009

and

Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Office of Graduate Studies
362 Diffenbaugh
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1540

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 requirements first.