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Admission Requirements & Application
Forms
Applicants for admission to graduate study in the Division of Spanish
and Portuguese Studies who submit all required materials to us by
December 15, 2009 will be considered in the initial
selection process and thereby will be given full consideration for
funding in the form of Teaching or Research Assistantships. (Students
awarded Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships also receive
health insurance and are exempted from paying tuition.)
International students must submit initial application form by
Nov. 1st, 2009 in order to allow adequate time
to process required Visa. If you are an International Student, please
follow this link to additional information regarding your application
to the University of Washington.
Applicants for admission to graduate study in the Division of Spanish
and Portuguese Studies must provide the following:
- An
Application for Admission (Hispanic Studies) and the
supporting documents it specifies to the Graduate School. When you
submit your application online, you will be prompted to include the names and contact information
of three individuals who will submit letters of recommendation
on your behalf. Please be sure to make a copy of your graduate
application and submit it directly to the Division of Spanish
and Portuguese studies, along with the materials listed below.
- Official transcripts from all universities attended sent
directly to the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies.
International applicants also need to submit official transcripts
directly to the Graduate School.
Domestic applicants (US citizens, permanent residents and
immigrants) need to send official transcripts to the Graduate
School only if their undergraduate degree is from a school outside
the US. They will need to submit official degree transcripts to
the Graduate School only if they are offered admission and accept
that offer.
- A
Waiver Form, on which you indicate whether you waive
your right to have access to your letters of recommendation (not necessary if
letters are submitted online).
- A one or two page academic autobiographical statement composed
by you in Spanish, presenting the information that you think
is relevant to your application. Specify the objectives of your
graduate study, including the degree(s) you plan to seek 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.)
- A recording (digital format preferred, no micro-cassettes) in which you
summarize your reasons for applying to the graduate program and explain your
personal interest in the Teaching Assistant position. The recording will be
in English for Spanish native speakers and in Spanish for all other
applicants. You cannot read your autobiographical statement. Only
spontaneous speech will be considered.
- A sample of your written work in Spanish in some area
of Hispanic Literature and Culture. This may be a copy of a paper
written by you for a course in the area of your major.
- Your official scores on the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE). Test scores must be less than two years old from the test date. Please note that
foreign applicants are not required to take the GRE.
- Foreign students should note that the Graduate School
requires proof of proficiency in the English language in the form
of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or its computerized
version (TOEFLC) or the Michigan Test and also the TSE (Test of
Spoken English). You are advised to take these examinations as
soon as possible. Scores for the TOEFL and TSE exams must be
submitted with the initial application form. Please include a
paper copy of your TOEFL/TSE score report if available. Applications
without scores on TOEFL/TSE cannot be considered. Test scores
must be less than two years old from the test date.
A TOEFL score of 500 (or a TOEFLC score of 173) is required for
admission, and a score of 580 (or 237 on the computerized form)
is required for Teaching Assistant eligibility. Alternatively
a Michigan Test score of 80 is required for admission and 90 for
Teaching Assistantship eligibility. A minimum score of 55 is required
on the TSE.
- Financial Assistance. Applicants who wish to be considered
for financial assistance may submit the
Assistantship
and Fellowship Application along with the other application
materials. The Assistantship and Fellowship
Application and the Application for Admission to the Graduate
School (item one above) must be received in our office by December
15, 2009.
Preferred consideration will be given to competitive applicants whose
files are complete at the time of the December
15, 2009 deadline.
Applications from abroad are subject to unforeseen delays; therefore
we advise foreign students to apply early.
APPLICATION
MATERIALS SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
(choose Hispanic Studies)
Send item 1 above to the Graduate School; send items 2-6 and item
9 to us at the following address:
Academic Counselor
Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
University of Washington
Box 354360
Seattle, WA 98195-4360
Admissions and Selection Process
The University's Office of Graduate Admissions ascertains that the
University's general requirements have been met. The Division of Spanish
and Portuguese Studies judges the more specialized requisites and
will insist that applicants hold at least a bachelor's degree or its
equivalent, with a major (or equivalent study) in Spanish, and a grade-point
average of no less than 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for the combined junior
and senior years of undergraduate work, as well as for any post-graduate
study already accomplished. The Graduate School requires that all
applicants, including International applicants, take the GRE (Graduate
Record Examination). There is not a required minimum score, however
the Division finds average scores of 500 and above encouraging. Admission
to the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies is competitive.
Please read carefully all information included in your application
packet.
Should you have any questions regarding the Department or the M.A. in Hispanic Studies, write to the Academic Counselor (address
above), call (206) 543-2075, or send an e-mail to spsadv@u.washington.edu.
For additional information regarding the admissions process, please see the UW Graduate
School's FAQ page.
The Division does not act on applications until the required forms
and supplementary materials are in our hands. We urge applicants,
therefore, to attend promptly and carefully to these forms and materials.
The Office of Graduate Admissions notifies applicants of the final
decision as to acceptance into the Graduate School and into our Division's
degree program.
Notifications regarding the awarding of Teaching Assistantships, which
are the Division's appointments, are issued in the spring by the Chair
of the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies.
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See
also…
Overview
Academic Requirements
Former Academic Requirements
TA Program
Fellowships
M.A. Reading List
GO-MAP
***For additional information
regarding the admissions process, please see the UW Graduate School's
FAQ page.***
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