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What follows are requirements, and downloadable information/application materials for Graduate Programs in French and Italian Studies at the University of Washington.

Please e-mail Sabrina Tatta, sabri@u.washington.edu if you have any further questions after having read the material.

-Division Requirements for Admission to the Graduate Program
-Financial Assistance

Division Requirements for Admission to the Graduate Program

Applications for Autumn Quarter 2009 are due by January 15, 2010. Applicants for Autumn Quarter who submit all required materials to the Division of French and Italian Studies by January 15 will be included in the initial selection process and thus will be given full consideration for funding in the form of Teaching or Research Assistantships. 

For international applicants: suggested deadline is November 1, 2009 for initial application, to allow ample time for document processing. Please contact us if you have missed the November 1st deadline but would still like to apply. 

The TOEFL & TSE or TOEFLibt is required of all international applicants and permanent resident applicants who do not hold a degree from a U.S. or other English-speaking institution in accepted countries (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom).

TOEFL scores are valid for two years and must be sent directly to the University of Washington (school code 4854). Include a photocopy of the score report in your application packet that you send to the Division of French & Italian Studies. For more information about this exam, contact TOEFL/ETS Services at toefl@ets.org or call 877.863.3546. For registration
information and testing locations, call 800.468.6335 or visit the TOEFL web site.

International students should take their TOEFL and TSE (or TOEFLibt) by December 15th in order for the UW to ensure score availability by the time application decisions are made. TAships and RAships include a tuition waiver as well as health insurance.

Applicants for admission to graduate study of French or Italian at the University of Washington must provide the following to the Division of French and Italian Studies:

1. Application for Graduate Admission, along with supporting documents. You will also need to send this form and accompanying documents directly to the Graduate Admissions Office. You can apply to the Graduate School online- just be sure that the Division of French and Italian Studies receives copies of your application and supporting documents, such as official transcripts.  

University of Washington Graduate School Website  http://www.grad.washington.edu/

University of Washington Graduate School Admissions Information  http://www.grad.washington.edu/admissions/application/ 

Online Graduate School Application  
https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss/

2. Three Letters of Recommendation. When applying online, please submit the names and contact information of three persons acquainted with you and your academic work (and your teaching experience, if any), whom you will ask to write recommendations for you. Please also list these names on the Assistantship and Fellowship Application form if you are applying for an assistantship, or on a separate sheet, if you are not. If you have recommenders that would prefer to submit a hard copy recommendation, please see forms below (take care to fill out the upper part of the enclosed recommendation form before providing it to a recommender).

Letter of Recommendation Form (pdf format)
http://depts.washington.edu/frenital/pdf-files/frrecc.pdf

Waiver Form (pdf format)
http://depts.washington.edu/frenital/pdf-files/waiver.pdf

3. Statement of Academic and Professional Goals. Briefly discuss your undergraduate or prior graduate academic work in French or Italian studies, as well as in any other areas that might be relevant to your continued studies (whether academic or otherwise). What projects/research do you intend to pursue at the UW? Specify the objectives of your graduate study, including degree(s) you are seeking and your professional aspirations. (Title IX of the U.S. Education Act of 1972 prohibits discrimination in admission on the basis of marital and parental status; therefore, we ask you not to mention these in your application.)

4. Audio Recording. Please provide an audio recording (using a common digital format such as Windows Media or Real audio, or a cd or cassette - no micro-cassettes) of you reading your autobiographical statement mentioned in item 3 above, together with any other informal comments you wish to make.

5. Writing Sample. A sample of your work in French or Italian, depending on the program you're applying for: this may be a copy of a paper written for a course that you have taken.

6. Your official Graduate Record Examination (GRE). You will need to take the GRE and submit your scores as part of your application. While no particular score is required, the Admissions Committee will consider your score in its evaluation of your application. You can register for the GRE online. Please consult the GRE website at http://www.gre.org/. Please note that foreign applicants are not required to take the GRE.

7. If you are an International Student, please follow this link to information on additional requirements.

The following graduate school links may also be of interest to international applicants:

Frequently Asked Questions
Visiting Graduate Students

Please forward materials to the following address:

Sabrina Tatta, Academic Adviser
French & Italian Studies, Box 354361
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98198-4361

Financial Assistance

Applicants who wish to be considered for financial assistance by the Division may submit the Assistantship and Fellowship Application along with the application materials listed above.  The Assistantship and Fellowship Application and the application for Admission to the Graduate School (item 1 above) must be received by January 15th, 2010. Evaluation of application files is guaranteed only to applicants whose files are complete at the time of this deadline.

Assistantship and Fellowship Application (pdf format)
http://depts.washington.edu/frenital/pdf files/asstappl.pdf

Teaching Assistantship Description (pdf format)
http://depts.washington.edu/frenital/pdf files/tadescrip0809.pdf

Graduate students in other departments may apply for Teaching Assistantships in French and Italian Studies. Click here for details.

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