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Admissions requirements Prerequisites: Prospective students should have an undergraduate major or minor in French (at least 20 semester hours of credit beyond the intermediate level). Applicants with less background may be accepted, provided they are willing to make up the
prerequisite deficiencies specified by the graduate coordinator.
The department looks for a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 both overall and in French.
The MAT program is available only to licensed teachers with at least one year of teaching experience.
Application procedures
• Send the following to the Graduate College:
1. Online application for Admission to the Graduate College Click here to go to the Graduate College site and complete the application. Mail the application fee (check or money order payable
to BGSU) to the Graduate College. The address is on the application.
2. Two official transcripts from all institutions attended (“official” means sent directly from the institution).
3. GRE scores. You can take the computerized test by appointment at Sylvan Learning Centers throughout the U.S. (1-800-GRE-CALL).
Test results are mailed to institutions designated by the test- taker 10-15 days after the test is taken. BGSU’s institution
code is 1069. Please be advised that we must receive your GRE scores before your application can be completely processed.
• Send the following to the Graduate Coordinator/French at the following address:
Graduate Coordinator/French
Department of Romance and Classical Studies
203 Shatzel Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0230
1. Departmental Application for Financial Support in French
2. A writing sample in French (a paper written for a French course).
3. Three letters of recommendation
At least 1 (and preferably 2) of these recommendations should be from someone who will comment on your proficiency in French.
Two Language Reference Forms are included for this purpose.
One could be a general letter of recommendation. (No form is provided.) General recommendations may be sent by email to:
dschock@bgsu.edu or by mail to the Graduate Coordinator’s address above.
Click here, application to download the application forms, or email the French Graduate Coordinator if you prefer to have the forms mailed to you.
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Deadlines:
The policy of the Department of Romance and Classical Studies is to begin reviewing applications in late February and to award
financial aid to qualified students as applications are completed and while positions remain available. It is therefore best to get materials in as soon as possible (preferably before February 15th ).
*Students applying to go to Quebec should aim to complete their applications by February 1st due to deadlines for applying to Laval.
*To be eligible to compete for one of our four Special Board Expense Account awards of $2000 for students going to Tours, your application must be complete by February 15th.
*Upon admission to our program, you will receive another form from the AYA (Academic Year Abroad) office. At that time, there
will be another fee to pay of approximately $25 for the processing of the AYA documents.
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