PhD Spanish Literature at Arizona State University

Entry requirements

All candidates for the Ph.D. degree in Spanish must fulfill the general requirements of the Graduate College concerning admission and residence. Candidates for the doctorate in Spanish will be required to demonstrate a near-native oral proficiency in Spanish and to show that they have developed a high order of expository prose in English and Spanish by presenting a term paper or a chapter of the M.A. thesis. The Spanish Graduate Program requires a 3.75 overall grade point average (4.0 = A). Admission to the Spanish doctoral program requires the candidate to present a M.A. in Spanish or equivalent from an accredited institution. The committee may request letters of recommendation regarding the applicant's command of Spanish and potential for doctoral work. A personal interview may also be appropriate. It is recommended, but not required, that students applying for admission to the M.A. or Ph.D. program submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) ; this is especially advisable for the applicants for Spanish Graduate Fellowship Award.