Florida International University: Applicants must submit both grade transcripts and GRE scores for consideration.Minimum score of 1120 in the Graduate Record ExamMinimum score of 1120 on the Graduate Record Exam or for International students, a minimum score of 525 on the EXADEP a minimum of 590 on the GMAT .
New York University: Please do not send us GRE test scores.GRE for applicants Africana Studies Museum Studies: GRE general test optional.
Africana Studies Research Center Cornell Arts Sciences
Three letters of recommendation on letterhead
Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA
A supporting methods course: Students are required to take a supporting methods course.
Students are strongly encouraged to enhance their learning and training by striving to complete more than the minimum courses.
Students complete the required seminars during the first year and, in consultation with their special committee, develop a program of study within major and minor areas of concentration over the following year.
Passing the Q Exam is required to remain in good academic standing.
Students may also be required to submit reading lists, syllabi, and/or a dissertation proposal as part of the A exam.
Outline the steps for creating student learning outcomes.
Describe methods of assessing student learning and/or teaching.
Student satisfaction with their learning and career preparation, collected through surveys, focus groups, or exit interviews
Africana Studies
All applicants to the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) are required to submit a complete application for admission. A complete application includes the online application, academic transcripts, test scores (if required), letters of recommendation, a résumé or curriculum vitae, a Statement of Academic Purpose, and an application fee. Applicants also have the option of providing a short Personal History essay. Please refer to the Instructions section of the online application. In addition, the department specifically requires the following:
1. GRE for applicants to Africana Studies MA only (other programs see below): GRE general test not required. Please do not send us GRE test scores. If you do, the scores will not be reviewed or considered by the department's Admissions Committee.
2. TOEFL or IELTS: Either the TOEFL or the IELTS is required of all applicants who are not native English speakers or who do not have a bachelor's or master's degree from an institution where the language of instruction is English.
3. Statement of Academic Purpose (all programs except the Joint M.A. in Africana Studies/Journalism): In a concisely written statement, please describe your past and present work as it relates to your intended field of study, your educational objectives, and your career goals.
4. Statement of Academic Purpose (Joint M.A. in Africana Studies/Journalism): In addition to the Statement of Academic Purpose instructions above, Journalism requires applicants to write a personal essay. The essay is an extremely important part of the application, so treat it accordingly. The essay should be 1,000 to 1,500 words in length.
5. Writing Sample (all programs except the Joint M.A. in Africana Studies/Journalism): An academic writing sample is required.
African African Diaspora Studies Program
College description: MA in African and African Diaspora Studies RequirementsThe M.A. degree in African African Diaspora Studies provides interdisciplinary, graduate level education and prepares students to develop and employ theoretical, analytical, and methodological approaches the research of critical issues pertaining to African America, the African and its diasporas. The M.A. degree can be taken either on-site or online. The university focus on African diaspora cultural studies facilitates research in Gender and Sexuality, Literatures, Popular Culture, and Religious syncretism. The M.A. degree prepares graduates for further study at the Ph.D. level, as well as for professional positions in the public, private, non-profit and international arenas and for employment in education, public policy, public administration, journalism, international organization and other fields.The MA in African African Diaspora Studies is cohort based and only admits students to begin their studies in the fall semester. It is a one-year degree to be completed over three terms: fall, spring, and summer C.The statement of purpose should express the applicant academic and professional objectives as well as specific interest in African and African Diaspora Studies. Applicants are strongly encouraged to include examples of academic or other relevant professional work that may support their application.The application file must be complete before the African African Diaspora Studies Graduate Committee will consider the applicant for admission.International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language or for the International English Language Testing SystemEach academic year a limited number of graduate students are hired as graduate assistants.
Writing samples and other relevant professional work that may support the application.
A current Curriculum Vitae or resume.
The deadline for receipt of the entire application—including all supporting materials and letters of recommendation—is February 1st The university encourage applicants to send their application materials sooner.
Applicants must submit both grade transcripts and GRE scores for consideration. The student must also have a GPA of 3.5 on any previous graduate work.
International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language or for the International English Language Testing System A total score of 80 on the IBT TOEFL or 6.3 overall on the IELTS is required.
Minimum score of 1120 in the Graduate Record Exam
A total score of 90 on the IBT TOEFL is required.
This new designation will appear in the menu of programs in the graduate application, and students must indicate their intention to apply for this combined program.
A total score of 80 on the IBT TOEFL or 6.3 overall on the International English Language Testing System
Minimum score of 1120 on the Graduate Record Exam or for International students, a minimum score of 525 on the EXADEP a minimum of 590 on the GMAT;
International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English and have not obtained a degree from an English-speaking academic institution are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language or for the International English Language Testing System A total score of 90 on the IBT TOEFL (equivalent to 575 on the paper-based version, or 232 on the computer-based version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language is required.
To be accepted into this program, students must submit a doctoral application for a PhD in History with a sub-plan for a MA in Africa and African Diaspora Studies. This designation will appear in the menu of programs in the graduate application. The application must be submitted by December 1st of the year before they wish to begin their studies.
The following documents must be submitted as part of the application.
Complete the application form in its entirety and submit to the AADS Program.
Complete the FIU certificate application form, available here.
Graduate students currently enrolled at FIU: Complete the application in its entirety and submit it to the AADS Program. The 30$ application fee must be submitted with the application to AADS.
Applicants that are not currently enrolled at FIU must submit an online application found here.
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The deadline to apply is January 4th. To apply, applicant must complete an on-line application and provide a candidate statement, writing sample, 3 recommendations and transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities in addition to the application fee. Here applicant may complete the application, taking as much time as applicant need, of course while keeping the January 4th deadline in mind. The TOEFL/IELTS is the only admissions requirement that applies specifically to international applicants. The University of Chicago does not require a minimum GRE score for admission nor do University of Chicago provides statistics on the GRE scores for admitted students. The university will accept GRE scores that are less than 5 years old. The University of Chicago does require that admitted applicants obtain a minimum score for the TOEFL prior to matriculation.
Admissions
College description: The first wave of intellectual developments in Black Studies and African American Studies from the 1960s onwards challenged the neglect and exclusion of critical analyses of Atlantic slavery, western colonialism and American racism and facilitated research in the expressive traditions of Black cultural and political movements and the racial dynamics of contemporary social life and public policy.Consequently, over the last 40 years African American Studies with its emphasis on national intellectual inclusiveness and critique has to a considerable extent influenced, if not transformed, the epistemologies and methodologies of the social sciences and humanities in the the students.S. At the same time, the scholarship produced by African American Studies has been disseminated through a dynamic transnational circuit of intellectuals, literary movements and knowledge production across the urban centers of Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe.However, at the turn of the 21st century, African American Studies, like many inter-disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities, is becoming responsive to and influenced by a contemporary world that is increasingly interdependent and subject to diverse representations and questionings.Currently the Northwestern University is experiencing a new wave of diaspora-centered African American Studies where greater emphases on diversity and inter-disciplinarity are assuming greater prominence in dialogue with the changing complexity of the modern world.In this context the university PhD program is very much a part of and contributes to this new wave of African American Studies, oriented both to the historical world that produced the African diaspora as well as to the contemporary world that continues to be shaped by the politics, popular cultures, and social movements of Black populations and their relations with various groups.
In addition to the Application for Admission and Financial Aid, the German department also requires the following documents for application to the Ph.D. program.
The Northwestern University does NOT require the GRE from the university applicants.
International students need NOT take the TOEFL or IELTS if
Applying for the Graduate Program in South Southeast Asian Studies
College description: African Studies is available at Berkeley through many disciplinary departments.Graduate students may also take courses for credit at Stanford University by participating in the Stanford-Berkeley Exchange Program.These degree programs are of particular interest at the bachelors level.The major and minor in the African American Studies.In addition, there are four graduate programs of specific interest.The International and Area Studies Concurrent M.A. Program for students already matriculated in a Berkeley professional or academic graduate program.Partnered with GlobalMD, UC Berkeley offers a Masters program in Development Practice.
The university request that applicant include a writing sample with their application.
The sample may be a paper written for a class , an honors thesis, an article written for an academic journal — whatever applicant think best reflects their knowledge, interest, and writing ability.
While the university can accept letters of recommendation and GRE and TOEFL scores after the deadline for applications, please keep in mind that letters and scores arriving after January 7 may not be part of the application consideration process.
Non-Degree Students
Non-Degree Application - Submit their transcripts
The Case Western Reserve University is unable to deliver an admission letter without having their official transcripts on file from their highest degree earned.
Anyone wishing to take non-degree courses should apply through the online application system and pay the $50 non-refundable application fee. Applicant must send official transcripts in order for their application to be processed.
Case Western Reserve University employees do not need to submit degree verification and their application fee is waived.
The deadline to apply for Fall is August 15, for Spring is January 1 and for Summer is May 1.
On the application, under Personal Data choose Applicant Type: Non-Degree. If applicant are an international student, applicant will need to submit a passing TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE language score.
The deadline to apply for Fall is July 31st and Summer is May 15th
On the application, under Personal Data choose Non Degree Applicant Type: Non-Degree.
The deadline to apply is May 15th for Fall semester.
No language scores, GRE, letters of recommendation or transcripts are required.
The deadline to apply is April 19th for Fall semester.
Applicants must submit a personal statement.
Two Letters of Recommendation are required.
GRE scores can be considered but are not required, applicant can submit those through ETS.
Online Graduate Certificate Program in Postsecondary Disability Services
College description: The primary mission of the Africana Studies Institute is to enlighten and inform the University of Connecticut community and the people of the State of Connecticut, nation and the world the history, culture, contributions and experiences of people of African descent in the United States and abroad.Sponsored by the University of Connecticut Humanities Center and the Africana Studies Institute.
Please note that official transcripts from students previous educational experiences at UConn are not required.
The GRE, GMAT, and Residence Affidavit are not required.
For those providers that wish to submit their letter electronically, be sure to mark "Yes" for the online submission question on the Provider Input Form.
MA and PhD French Program Admissions
Students applying for admission to the graduate program are evaluated on the basis of previous academic performance, letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and two writing samples. GRE scores are required for American applicants.
Applicants to the graduate program are considered for departmental funding as teaching assistants or for Arts and Sciences fellowships, unless otherwise stated on the application form. There is no separate application for such funding.
Items Required for Admission to the French Program
The following checklist includes the required information necessary for admission into the French program.
Application must be completed through Apply Yourself.
Three letters of recommendation from the form available on line, or referees can submit recommendation letters online through Apply Yourself
Official GRE scores
Official TOEFL exam results for international student applications. A minimum required score of 90 or 7 on the Cambridge IELTT is necessary to process admission.
A personal statement written in English outlining goals and reasons for pursuing graduate education in French.
Please note that the writing samples are considered very important documents in the application file.
While GRE scores are not required of international students, the official record of their TOEFL examination must be sent to the University of Pittsburgh French Department.
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