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To apply for admission to the graduate program in German, candidates need to submit the following:

To The Graduate School, Gillis Building, U. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0033:
  • Completed application forms;
  • two copies of all college transcripts;
  • official scores on the verbal, quantitative, and analytic portions of the GRE.
  • Applicants who are non-native speakers of English must submit TOEFL scores of 550 or higher.

For details, please consult the UK Graduate School Bulletin.

To the Director of Graduate Studies in the German Department, 1055 Patterson Office Tower:
  • Three letters of recommendation from persons knowing the candidate, his/her work and potential for graduate study,
  • a sample of the applicant's written work (in German),
  • a 2-3 page statement of purpose.

Application Deadline: February 15.

An undergraduate major in German is desirable, but not mandatory. Students lacking sufficient preparation in German language and literature may be admitted with the understanding that their study program must include some advanced undergraduate work in addition to those courses normally required for the M.A.

Applicants who are not US citizens or permanent residents must meet the financial requirement (this may be in the form of tuition remissions and teaching assistantships, see below). For up-to-date information regarding this requirement, please consult the UK Graduate School Bulletin or the Graduate School Web Page.

This Web page will also provide information regarding residency requirement, special admission categories, etc.

Prospective students can apply on-line as well as by submitting a print application. Application forms can be obtained from either the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, or the Graduate School Admissions Office, Gillis Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0033. Application forms may also be printed from the Graduate School Web Page.