Prospective Students - Graduate

French

Areas of Study and Research

The department’s faculty work on all periods of French literature, from the Middle Ages to the present; including Francophone literature, cultural studies, film, and literary theory. Graduate students are encouraged to work in a broad interdisciplinary context with the departments of comparative literature, film studies, linguistics, philosophy, history, and other literature departments. Requirements are structured to foster original research at the frontiers of the discipline.

Degrees Offered

MA
The MA program in French literature at the University of Colorado consists of (a) course work and (b) a comprehensive examination.

PhD
The PhD program in French literature consists of (a) course work, (b) a comprehensive examination, (c) a doctoral dissertation, and (d) an oral defense of the doctoral dissertation.

Admission

Graduate School Minimum Admissions Standards
Individual graduate departments may have additional or more restrictive standards by which they evaluate graduate applicants. However, the Graduate School at CU-Boulder has established minimum standards for graduate admission. Applicants must:

1. Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or have done work equivalent to that required for such a degree.
   
2. Show promise of ability to pursue advanced study and research, as judged by the student’s scholastic record.
   
3. Have adequate preparation to enter graduate study in the chosen field.
   
4. Have at least a 2.75 (2.00=C) undergraduate grade point average. Note: Applicants who cannot meet this undergraduate standard may still secure regular admission if they have completed 9 semester hours of relevant graduate course work with at least a 3.25 average.

French Admissions Requirements
Applicants must:

1. Hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university with a major in French. PhD applicants should hold an MA degree or equivalent in French or a related field.
2. Have an undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.00 in all French courses.
3. Have good pronunciation in French as evidenced by an audio recording submitted by the applicant. The applicant should read one or two very short selections of prose or poetry and a short autobiographical passage composed in French by the applicant.
4. Have three letters of recommendation.
5. Earn a combined score of 1200 on the verbal ability and quantitative sections of the GRE.
6. Submit a statement of purpose and one paper done for an undergraduate French course.

Application Information and Deadlines   Fall admission Yes Application deadline January 1 International application deadline January 1 Financial assistance application deadline January 1   Spring admission No   Summer admission No

Contact Information

University of Colorado at Boulder
Department of French
Graduate Secretary
Humanities 340
238 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0238
Phone: 303-492-7226
Fax: 303-492-8338
E-mail: frenital@colorado.edu
Website: www.Colorado.EDU/FRIT/