BS Portuguese at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

There are many reasons to learn the language and the culture of Portuguese speakers: Portuguese shares some grammar rules, sentence structure, and similar vocabulary words with other Romance languages like French, Spanish, and Italian. Portuguese is an easy and fun language to learn. An estimated 1.3 million native Portuguese speakers live in the United States.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Department: Spanish Portuguese | Duration: 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 120 credits in total. Courses listed in the requirements include PORTUG 221 Introduction to Luso-Brazilian Literatures; PORTUG 411 Survey of Portuguese Literature before; PORTUG 467 Survey of Portuguese Literature since; PORTUG 468 Survey of Brazilian Literature since; PORTUG 361 Portuguese Civilization; PORTUG 362 Brazilian Civilization.

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Entry requirements

Applies to College of Letters & Science, not specific to this major: No application required. All students who meet the requirements listed below are eligible to declare. For information on how to declare, visit Advising & Careers. Courses required to get in None GPA requirements to get in None Credits required to get in None Other None

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring. Transfer entry terms: Fall (Priority and Regular Decision) and Spring.

First-year Fall Early Action: application deadline November 1, materials deadline November 9, decision on or before January 31. Fall Regular Decision: application deadline January 15, materials deadline January 22, decision on or before March 31. Spring Regular Decision: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. First-year fall and spring applications open August 1. Early Action is non-binding.

Transfer Fall Priority: application deadline February 1, materials deadline February 16, decision on or before March 31. Fall Regular: application deadline March 1, materials deadline March 15, decision on or before April 30. Spring Regular: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. Fall transfer applications open December 1; spring transfer applications open August 1.

Apply via the Common Application or the Universities of Wisconsin Application. The application fee is $80 US and is non-refundable; fee waivers are available for applicants with financial hardship. ACT and SAT scores are optional for students applying for admission through the spring 2028 term (application deadline October 1, 2027).

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