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-How many credits may I transfer (potentially) from my former graduate program to my current graduate program?
-How do I transfer those credits?
-How will I be allocated a class as a TA?
-When should I take my auxiliary language exam?
-What are my auxiliary language options?
-How should I prepare for the Italian/French MA Exams?
-How do I apply for graduation as an M.A. student?

How many credits may I transfer (potentially) from my former graduate program to my current graduate program?

A maximum of 6 quarter credits. Please see additional notes on transfer credit on The Graduate School Web page under Transfer Credit.

How do I transfer those credits?

Fill out a Petition to the Dean form and attach a transcript to the petition. Your Graduate Program Adviser must sign the petition.

Petitions can be picked up at the Graduate School in 230 Gerberding Hall or they may be downloaded from the web at www.grad.washington.edu. Click on Other Student Services and then click on forms and then click on and print the Petition to the Dean form.

How will I be allocated a class as a TA?

Your French or Italian Coordinator will ask you to teach a 100-200 level course. If you are interested in TAing for the Rome and Paris courses specifically you should submit a dossier containing a CV, any teaching evaluations, and a brief, written statement explaining what your academic interests are.

When should I take my auxiliary language exam? What are my auxiliary language options?

You should take the auxiliary language exam by the end of your first year in the Graduate Program. Options are as follows:

A. Students can take one of the language tests administered at Schmitz Hall in room 440. Please call #543-1171 to schedule an exam in Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese.

B. Students may take a third year level language course that focuses on writing, reading and comprehension such as French 301, 302, or 303. Ital 301-303. Spanish 301-303, etc.

C. Students may set up a reading exam through a professor of their choice. Paperwork needs to be filled out by any Professor willing to administer a Reading Exam. Please see the Graduate Assistant for the AUXILIARY LANGUAGE EXAM FORM.

How should I prepare for the Italian/French MA Exams?

A. In conjunction with the Graduate Coordinator, choose three faculty members who are willing to serve on your Supervisory Committee. Your Supervisory Committee members are the professors who will be administering the M.A. written and oral Exams.

* Choose your Supervisory Committee members no later than the 5^th quarter of graduate study.

* Your committee members will be available to discuss what can be expected on the written and oral M.A. Exams. Topics discussed in class and assigned for papers should be reviewed in preparing for the written and oral M.A. Exams.

B. Prepare for the written and oral M.A. Exams by covering the material outlined in the M.A. READING LIST. Reading lists for the French or Italian M.A. can be downloaded off our web page or you may pick up a copy from the Graduate Assistant in PDL C-252.

French M.A. Reading List
Italian M.A. Reading List

How do I apply for graduation as an M.A. student?

Graduate students who expect to complete the requirements for a Master's degree by the end of any given quarter must apply for the degree at the Graduate School, 229 Gerberding Hall during the first two weeks of the quarter they wish to graduate.

It is required that students be registered during the quarter in which degree requirements are met and degree is expected.

The filing of the application for the Master's degree is solely the responsibility of the student.

Applications are evaluated for Graduate School requirements and if approved are forwarded to the appropriate Graduate Program Assistant. When the student has passed the final examination, the application, signed by the student's committee, is returned to the Graduate School, 229 Gerberding Hall no later than the last week of the quarter.

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