Modern Languages Program Information and Admission Requirements

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Master of Arts in Education Degree

Spanish Education

Admission to a Master's Degree program in Modern Languages will require the following*:

1. A completed graduate application form (and fee);
2. Completion of the bachelor’s degree in Spanish, Spanish Education or other major with at least 21 hours of upper-level (300/400) Spanish coursework, with a minimum overall G.P.A. of 3.00;
3. Minimum OPIc rating of Advanced-Low. (Contact Modern Languages for test administration);
4. Submission of two letters of recommendation from professionals with knowledge of the candidate's aptitude;
5. Statement of purpose in English. The statement must address the following areas:
• The candidate’s qualifications for graduate study in Spanish Education.
• The candidate’s long-term professional goals.
• The candidate’s expectations of the MAE in Spanish degree at UNK in terms of his/her professional development.
6. Academic Writing Sample in Spanish (minimum of 4 pages):
• The sample may be a paper from an upper-level undergraduate course, but it should showcase the candidate’s analytical reasoning and argumentative writing. It should not be a summary of existing research or reporting on a given topic.
• If the candidate does not have an existing writing sample, he/she may provide an original critical analysis of an approved text.

*Candidates who do not meet all of the above requirements may be admitted on a conditional basis.

Completion of this program requires passing written and oral comprehensive examinations in Spanish and English.