Admission Requirements

General

Candidates must meet all the general requirements of the University of Victoria Faculty of Graduate Studies <registrar.uvic.ca/grad> as well as the specific requirements of the department of French. There are four possible entry points - September, January, May and July - although students entering the program after September may have fewer opportunities for financial aid. FRAN 500, the compulsory course for the French MA degree program, is generally offered in the fall semester.

MA in French Literature, Language & Culture

Admission to either the thesis or the non-thesis program requires a BA degree in French, or equivalent, with a minimum overall average GPA of 6.5 in third- and fourth-year French courses. This qualification should consist of a minimum of 15 units of senior undergraduate course work in French which would normally include a methodology course and an advanced language course (equivalent to FRAN 390 and FRAN 402 at UVic).

Students with background deficiencies in French may be required to make up courses before being admitted to the MA program and will then normally require two years for the completion of the degree.

Deadlines

Applications are considered year round. However, to be considered for a UVic Fellowship for September, applications must normally be received by February 15.