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Graduate Admissions and Application for the M.A. degrees in Literature and Language & Civilization

Application Deadline for Fall Admission: March 1 (Priority, financial aid) April 15 (Final Deadline)

Prospective students for the M.A. degrees in Literature and Language & Civilization must apply through the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS).

Admissions requirements include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with an undergraduate French Major or the equivalent.  Applicants should include the application fee, three letters of recommendation, an official transcript, official GRE general test scores and a writing sample in French. The writing sample should be an academic paper, double spaced and should not exceed twenty-five pages. TOEFL test scores are required for all applicants who are not native English speakers. Accepted students will receive a current Graduate School of Arts and Science Bulletin and are expected to familiarize themselves with policies and procedures governing academic standards and the awarding of degrees.

Students intending to apply to the Ph.D. program upon completion of the M.A. degree in French literature (unless already admitted as MacCracken Scholars) must reapply for entry into the Ph.D. program in New York by submitting a new application to GSAS, along with a nonrefundable application fee. Entrance into the Ph.D. program for continuing students is based on a number of factors, including the student’s overall coursework performance, the M.A. comprehensive examination, and letters of recommendation.

Graduate Admissions and Application for the M.A. degree in Teaching French as a Foreign Language with a Concentration in TESOL

Application Deadline for Fall Admission: April 1

Prospective students for the M.A. degree in Teaching French as a Foreign Language must apply through the Steinhardt School of Education, Culture and Human Development. In addition to meeting standard Steinhardt application requirements and deadlines, applicants for this M.A. program must submit GRE scores, three letters of recommendation, and an academic writing sample in French that may not exceed 25 pages.

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree with a minor or major in French language or literature or an equivalent degree from an accredited college or university. To be recommended for teacher certification upon completion of this M.A. program, applicants must have completed at least 25 college credits in French prior to admission. Applicants who are deficient in credits or who do not meet this credit requirement should take the CLEP exam to earn an equivalency of 12 college credits or take NYU SCPS' language proficiency test to earn an equivalency of up to 16 college credits. Read here for more information.

Graduate Summers-Only Admissions and Application

Applicants interested in the summers-only M.A. degree in Language and Civilization should apply through the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS), just as the academic year applicants. Please see the information under the academic year heading for more information.