- If you are interested in applying to our Graduate Program, you
will need to send in an application and a short essay (250-500 words),
in French or Spanish, explaining why you are interested in an advanced
degree and what you plan to do once you have completed it: interests,
career plans, etc. You may download a copy of the Graduate School
Application Form by simply clicking here on the appropriate form.
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**Important (!) Notice for All
International Students**
- To receive an application to be sent by mail, contact the Graduate
Advisor, Lourdes Albuixech.
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- The completed application, the short essay and an application fee
of $40 in the form of a check made out to SIUC should be sent to
Lourdes Albuixech, Graduate Advisor, Foreign Languages and Literatures,
Mailcode 4521, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901.
Also, please arrange for three letters of recommendation and official
transcripts to be sent directly to her at the same address.
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- The non-refundable application fee of $40.00 must be submitted
with the application. Attach your check or money order, payable to
Southern Illinois University, to the top of the application form.
Do not send cash. Only checks drawn on United States banks or international
money orders will be accepted. Upon request, this fee may be waived
for students currently enrolled at SIUC or for international students
applying from outside of the United States.
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- In addition to meeting requirements of the Graduate School, the
applicant for admission to the programs in the Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures should hold a bachelor’s degree with a
major that includes at least 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours)
of courses on the junior-senior level in French or Spanish or equivalent
degree. Students not meeting minimum requirements in course work
or in language proficiency will need to take additional course work
to make up the deficiency. These courses will not count towards fulfilling
the degree requirements. Students who meet requirements for admission
to the Graduate School but do not meet departmental requirements
may register as unclassified students for specific graduate courses
in the department only with consent of the instructor and authorization
from the head of their language section.
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- For a copy of the latest Graduate Catalog, write to the Graduate
School, Mailcode 4716, SIUC; or you may view it online here.
If you are a non-native speaker of English and do not have an American
B.A.,
you
must take
the TOEFL
exam and
obtain a score of at least 550 (paper) or 213 (computer).
We recommend that you do so immediately,
since your application cannot be processed without the score. The
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not required for admission.
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