Program Overview:

Applicants who have completed all or part of their university studies in a non-US institution and/or require student visas must submit their applications no later than February 1  to be considered for Fall admission and September 1 to be considered for Spring admission.

Admission Requirements:

Please note: Applicants who already have a NYS teacher certification in teaching French (Grades 7-12) are not eligible to apply to this program.

You must meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for admission.  Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program.

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College.
• Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.8.
• A major in French (comparable to the major in French from Hunter College) with a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

• Additional liberal arts and sciences core to include the following:
• 6 credits in English;
• 6 credits in social studies (to include at least one course in U.S. history or U.S. geography);
  
• 3 credits in the arts; and
• 12 credits in math/technology (a college course in calculus meets this requirement).
Two letters of recommendation from appropriate academic or professional sources.
A statement of purpose of approximately 500 words describing your objectives in undertaking graduate study. In reviewing applications, considerable importance is placed on the applicant’s interest in and commitment to advanced study and professional development.
An interview conducted in French/English with the French advisor and the education sequence advisor.
Applicants whose native language is not English and who have taken all or part of their undergraduate education in a country where English is not the native language are required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The following minimum scores must be obtained:
• Overall: Paper Based Test: 575/ Computer Administered Test: 233/ IBT: 68 (less speaking component)
• Writing: Paper Based Test: 4.5/ IBT Writing Section: 22
• Speaking: Paper Based Test: 45/ IBT Speaking Section: 23

For information on taking the TOEFL, visit www.TOEFL.org.  For information on submitting your TOEFL scores as part of your application visit Submitting TOEFL scores.

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