Prospective Applicants

Contact Information for Prospective Graduate Students

Professor Claire Lyu
Director of Graduate Studies
308 Cabell Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4770
Telephone: (434) 924-4630
Fax: (434) 924-7157

Updated July, 2009

Important Information at a Glance

Inquiries about graduate programs in French should be sent to the Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Claire Lyu.

Starting August 1st, 2009, the Graduate School will no longer accept hard copy applications Please refer to the following web pages for information about admissions and the graduate application form:

http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/index.html

http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/admissions/index.html.

The deadline for graduate applications is December 15th, 2011. In addition to the application form, the following supplementary materials are required:

1. Two letters of recommendation,

2. A writing sample,

3. A personal statement.

Please notify the Director of Graduate Studies by E-mail once you have submitted your application to the Graduate School.

Candidates coming from abroad are advised to contact the Admissions Office of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (437 Cabell Hall) to request current information on special rules for admission of foreign students. The present rules require admission of foreign students by April 15 preceding registration. Application for student visas and presentation of financial guarantees may require extra time. Foreign applicants are reminded that the Graduate School requires the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and that they should be sure to submit their scores in timely fashion.

Please note that the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are required of all applicants, and that early November (at a Computer-Based Testing Site) is the final opportunity to take GRE's before the December application deadline. It is the applicant's responsibility to be certain that the application is complete by the deadline.

Tuition and fees for full-time study in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences can be found here:
http://www.virginia.edu/studentaccounts/

Substantial financial aid is available.