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Admissions/Application

All students must officially apply to (or "declare") their major in Spanish in order to pursue an undergraduate degree in Spanish. Students may apply to the major by submitting the online Application for Majors form from of the Arts & Sciences Advising Center.

Once a student has been accepted to the program, the Arts & Sciences Advising Center will forward his/her file to the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, after which the student will receive a formal letter of welcome from Dr. Regina Roebuck, undergraduate advisor. Once the student has received this letter, he/she may contact Dr.  Regina Roebuck to schedule an advising appointment at roebuck@louisville.edu or (502) 852-6686.
More information on the undergraduate program in Spanish.

Combined BA/MA program
At the time of application, students must have already

• completed no more than 90 hours

• earned a 3.35 undergraduate GPA

• completed Spanish 321, 322 and 355 with grades of B or better. 

 It is also recommended that students have completed one course at the 400 level before applying.

 To apply to this program, students must

• complete the online Graduate Application for Admission
• submit two letters of recommendation, preferably from individuals who can attest to the student's ability to handle graduate level work in Spanish.  It is strongly recommended that at least one letter of recommendation come from a Spanish faculty member.
• submit scores from the GRE exam.

More information on the combined BA/MA program

Graduate Students
To apply to MA Program in Spanish, students must

• complete the online Graduate Application for Admission
• submit two letters of recommendation, preferably from individuals who can attest to the student's ability to handle graduate level work in Spanish.  It is strongly recommended that at least one letter of recommendation come from a Spanish faculty member.
• submit scores from the GRE exam.

While students are not required to have already earned a BA in Spanish in order to begin the MA program, they must demonstrate the ability to handle graduate level work in Spanish. 

More information about the MA program.

Graduate students who have been admitted to the graduate program should contact Dr. Gregory Hutcheson at gshutch@louisville.edu or (502) 852-6686 for advising.

Undecided Students
Any student who has not declared his/her major in Spanish but is interested in talking with an advisor should contact Dr. Regina Roebuck at roebuck@louisville.edu or (502) 852-6686.

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