Admission Requirements :: Graduate Programs
Students may apply for Fall (domestic deadline: January 15; international deadline: December 1) or Spring (domestic deadline: September 15; international deadline: September 1) admission consideration by completing an online application.
Requirements for consideration to CEUS MA program
- Grade point average of 3.0 (B) or above
- Three letters of recommendation which address and evaluate student's academic progress and potential
- Undergraduate record showing at least two years of a single foreign language at the college level or the equivalent
- Statement of purpose (500 words; two pages
showing
- coherent reason(s) for wanting to do graduate work, particularly in this department
- interest in study in a discipline, not just, e.g., desire to learn language(s)
- Supplemental form required for all US citizen's or permanent resident with any coursework at a non-US institution unless the coursework appears on a US transcript
- One copy of all transcripts
- TOEFL score of 550 or higher for the paper exam or 213 or higher for the computer-based exam (applies only to international applicants, as defined by International Admissions Office)
- GRE exam required for US citizen's or permanent resident (institutional code 1324; Department code 5199)
- Deadline for application: Fall - January 15; Spring - September 15
Requirements for admission to CEUS Ph.D program (see note below*)
- Completion of all CEUS MA Degree Requirements
- Grade point average of 3.5 or above
- Statement of purpose of about 750 words.
While students will be free to change their stated goals as their work
progresses, the statement of purpose must present the following to the
best of the applicant's knowledge at the time of submission:
- Clear goal for continued studies in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies and in particular in the chosen field of specialization
- Description of and commitment to a likely dissertation topic and indication of the faculty member under whose supervision the student wants to write the dissertation
- One letter of recommendation from a faculty member expressing his/her willingness to Chair the Ph.D committee
*NOTE: All entering students begin at the MA level including those holding an MA degree from another institution. Therefore all CEUS MA requirements must be fulfilled before applying to the CEUS Ph.D program. If an MA thesis was required for your previous MA, the thesis requirement for the CEUS MA would be waived. An additional ROS or CEUS elective totaling three credit hours would replace the three credit hours for the U601 MA thesis course.
With the approval of your advisor, after receiving a CEUS MA and having applied and been admitted to the CEUS Ph.D program you can transfer up to 30 credit hours from your first MA.
