| Applying to Our Graduate
Program (On-Line Materials)
Dear Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in our graduate program.
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Colorado
at Boulder offers its graduate students the very best professional
training and mentoring, and we look forward to receiving your processed
application and supporting documents.
From this page it's possible to download the forms
necessary to complete your application to our graduate program. To
do this, your computer must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed.
Also, please be aware that we must receive all
materials by December 14, 2007 for
students to be considered for admission for Fall 2008. The following
are the steps necessary to apply to our graduate program:
Step 1: Go to the Apply
Yourself webpage managed by the University and submit
your application on-line.
If you choose not to apply electronically
and instead wish to download and print out the application
forms, please note that all documents must be sent to the
Department of Spanish and Portuguese along with the $50 application
fee (Domestic Applicants) or the $70 application
fee (International Applicants). Checks or
money orders (cheques bancarios o giros postales) obtained
to pay the application fee must be made out to the "University
of Colorado" and be payable in US$.
Step 2: Applicants must provide us with two copies
of official transcripts from all institutions they have attended.
Transcripts
from US institutions
must be sent to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese by the
institutions themselves. We will not accept transcripts from these
institutions sent to us by applicants. We will, however, accept
notarized copies of transcripts from foreign universities.
Step 3: Applicants must provide us with four letters
of recommendation. Recommenders must send their recommendation letters
directly to the Department
of Spanish and Portuguese by mail or fax (303.492.3699). Letters converted
into PDF format (with recommender's signature) may also be emailed
to spanport@colorado.edu.
Step 4: All applicants
are required to submit a 10-15 page writing sample written in Spanish.
Please
also include a one-page abstract written in English. The
paper should focus on the applicant's
area of
interest and include pertinent bibliography.
Step 5: Applicants who wish to receive TA
positions in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese
must submit the Application
for Teaching Assistantship Form.
Step 6: All international applicants
to our program whose native language is not English will
need to score at least 80 on the Internet-based version (550 on the paper exam or 213 on the computerized exam)
of the
Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in order to be admitted.
Step 7 (optional): Applicants wishing to be considered for the competitive Devaney, CHA, or Chancellor's fellowships are strongly encouraged to take the GRE
general test and submit their official scores. This test is not mandatory for admission or for consideration for teaching assistantships.
Please note that all materials
must be sent to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
not to the University of Colorado at Boulder Office of
Admissions or the Graduate School. The address is:
Graduate Program Assistant
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of Colorado at Boulder, 278 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0278 USA
Applicants will not receive correspondence
regarding the progress of their application until the Application
Fee
and the appropriate Application forms are received.
Allow me to conclude by stating that ours is a dynamic, intellectually
demanding program with excellent resources for graduate study
in Spanish and Portuguese. Should you have any questions or
concerns about our graduate program, please do not hesitate
to contact me. For questions about the application process,
please contact our Graduate
Program Assistant.
Sincerely,
John Slater
Assistant Professor
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
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