BA Jewish Studies at University of Virginia

Programme overview

The Jewish Studies major is built around a close relationship between the student and two faculty advisors, who design a course of study meeting programme requirements and the student's interests.

Faculty: College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences | Department: Jewish Studies Program | Duration: 10 courses (30 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Three distribution courses (History and Society; Belief and Thought; Language, Literature and Culture), six electives and a 4000-level capstone. Hebrew is encouraged but not required.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students who have taken two Jewish Studies classes may apply; no grade requirement; a transcript is submitted.

First-year entry for Fall 2027 via Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision; transfer applicants can apply for Spring or Fall entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision and Early Action November 1 (decisions by December 15 and February 15 respectively); Regular Decision January 5 (decision by April 1). Applications are submitted through the Common Application. Standardized testing is test optional for Fall 2027 first-year applicants.

Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 1 (notification by December 1); Fall Transfer March 1 (notification by May 1). Transfer applications are test optional.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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