Admissions
Fall 2025 application is open and available through January 6, 2025.
A. The Graduate School Application for Admission is available at https://students.gradschool.utexas.edu/portal/app
- (6)86766-French
- (6)53800-Italian Studies
B. One uploaded copy of the official academic transcript from every senior college or university attended. For more information regarding transcripts, please visit http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/admissions/howtous.html.
C. Fall 2025 applicants will not be required to submit GRE scores.
- Since the beginning of the pandemic, the GRE has not been required for those applying to the French and Italian Studies PhD programs and is consequently unnecessary for admission.
D. The application fee. A non-refundable fee of $65 will be charged to U.S. citizens for application processing. A non-refundable fee of $90 will be charged to international applicants. Note that the Office of Graduate Admissions will not process applications without the application fee.
E. International students must also submit an official score report of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The UT Austin TOEFL code is 6882. There is no code for the IELTS. Language test requirements and waiver information can be found at https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/international-students.
F. Personal statement of purpose explaining your reasons for wishing to pursue graduate study. Please state your area(s) of interest, possible specializations, and why our graduate program is well-suited to your academic goals.
G. Letters of recommendation from three (3) persons, all of whom must be professors or instructors.
H. Writing Samples – two (2) required samples (5-10 pages each) of your best written scholarly work. One sample must be in English. As for the second sample, it must be in French for applicants to the French graduate program and in Italian for applicants to the Italian Studies graduate program. Writing samples should demonstrate your analytical writing, reasoning skills, research abilities, and scholarship, and each should be clearly focused on a single topic.
I. Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
All of the required application materials must be submitted electronically through the "Apply Texas" common application or through the upload modules made available after submitting your application. The upload modules can be accessed through the online application status check only after your application has been successfully submitted.
