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Admissions Requirements for the Graduate Major in Slavic Languages and Literatures

Applying

After exploring options and choosing a specific program, follow the steps on our University’s graduate application process:

Deadlines to apply

January 15th

Admission Limited to

Fall

Exams & GRE Types

GRE: General

International applicants to the MA:  The GRE is not an obligation for foreign students whose native language is not English, unless they have a bachelor's degree from a university where the instruction is in English

Letters of Recommendation

3, from persons capable of judging the applicant's academic potential

UCLA-Wide Graduate Admissions Requirements

Degree-Specific Admissions Requirements

In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample in the field the applicant wishes to pursue.

M.A.: Applicants to the master's. program in Slavic Languages and Literatures are required to hold the equivalent of a UCLA bachelor's degree in Russian Language and Literature, Slavic Languages and Literatures, or Russian Studies, or to have completed three years of Russian language and a variety of courses in Russian history, literature, and linguistics.

PhD: Applicants who do not have an M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UCLA must provide three letters of recommendation from persons capable of judging their academic potential and submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample in the field they wish to pursue.

Program Name

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

Major Code

0849

Address

322 Humanities Building
Box 951502
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1502

Phone

(310) 825-3856

Email

slavic@humnet.ucla.edu

Website

www.slavic.ucla.edu