Program Overview:

Admission Requirements:

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- College & University Transcripts
• Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0.
• At least 18 credits of upper level undergraduate courses in Italian literature.
• Official score report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. *GREs are waived for the incoming Spring and Fall 2024 class.
• Two letters of recommendation from appropriate academic or professional references.
• 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.
• 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) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The following minimum scores must be obtained:
• TOEFL iBT: 80/ Paper Based Test: 550/ Computer Based Test; 213
• IELTS: 6.5 Overall Band Score

Additional Information:

For additional program information, visit the Romance Languages Department website.