Requirements for Admission

• Minimum of 3.0 GPA in last 60 hrs.
• Satisfactory GRE scores
• Major in target language

Provisional admission

• Minimum of 3.0 GPA in last 60 hrs.
• Satisfactory GRE scores
• Minor in target language and approval of director

Conditional admission

• Minimum of 3.0 GPA in last 60 hrs.
• Satisfactory GRE scores
• high level in target language and some background in target culture and/or literature, with approval of director

Application Process and Materials:

Students should submit the following materials to the University of Houston’s Office of Admissions by April 15 (fall semester) and November 1 (Spring Semester):

• The on-line application (ApplyTexas form at www.applytexas.org)
• All academic transcripts
• The GRE general test score (The ETS code for the University of Houston is 6870)
• TOEFL score (if required by International Admissions)

Mail to:

• University of Houston - Main Campus
  Office of Admissions
  Welcome Center
  4400 University Dr.
  Houston TX 77204-2023

The following materials should be submitted to the Director of WCL Graduate Studies in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages by April 15 (fall semester) and November 1 (Spring Semester):

• 2-3 letters of recommendation sent directly to the Graduate Director of World Cultures and Literatures in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages by those recommending the applicant
• All academic transcripts
• Completed departmental application form with student’s statement of intent (500 words) and a brief statement in the target/core language (200 words) explaining why you wish to study at the graduate level

Mail to:

• Director of Graduate Studies / WCL
  University of Houston
  Department of Modern and Classical Languages
  612 Agnes Arnold Hall
  Houston, TX 77204-3006