Admissions

Admission forms and information may be obtained from:

Graduate and International Admissions (GIAC)
University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7608
Austin, TX 78713-7608
Telephone: (512) 475-7390; FAX: (512) 475-7395

The Graduate Catalogue is available online. An electronic application for admission (which is the preferred form) is also available on the Web.

Deadlines for admission are:
Fall – January 15
Summer – April 15
Spring – October 1

The completed application form, all official transcripts from other universities or colleges attended, and Graduate Record Examination scores should be submitted to Graduate Admissions at the address listed above.

Minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate School of the University of Texas:

1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent training in a foreign institution
2. Grade point average of at least 3.00 in upper-division (junior- and senior-level) coursework and in any graduate work already completed
3. Official score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
4. Adequate subject preparation for the proposed major. This attested by the student's prior course work, letters of reference, and personal statement
5. A recommendation for acceptance by the Graduate Studies Committee for the proposed major area

International students whose native language is not English must also submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Documents required for application to the Department of French and Italian:

1. Duplicate copies of all transcripts
2. Duplicate copy of official GRE scores
3. Three letters of recommendation from professors acquainted with you and your work. Evaluation forms to attach to the letters may be printed from within the electronic application.
4. Brief personal statement of purpose explaining your reasons for wishing to pursue graduate study in French (this may be submitted with the electronic application or mailed separately to the Department). Please make clear whether you are applying in French literature, French linguistics, or Romance linguistics.
5. Applicants wishing to apply for Teaching Assistantships or Assistant Instructorships should submit the TA/AI application along with a cassette tape or CD recording consisting of a brief improvised statement in French giving reasons for applying to the University of Texas and a two-minute reading a of literary text in French. Those whose first language is not English must also submit a recording in English in the same format. Applicants need to also submit a writing sample in French: a paper for a class or honors thesis will suffice. 

These documents should be mailed to:

The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Coordinator
Department of French and Italian
1 University Station B7600
Austin, TX 78712-0224

Further information specific to each of the programs within the Department (French Literature, French Linguistics and Romance Linguistics) is available in the online brochures.

The University of Texas is committed to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity. In cooperation with the Graduate School, the Department welcomes inquiries from qualified minority students and encourages them to apply for admission and for financial support.