SJSU Catalog

Foreign Languages Department

MA - French/Spanish

Requirements for Admission to Classified Standing

Minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate Division are outlined in this catalog. In addition, classified standing requires:

1. A bachelor's degree (or its equivalent, as assessed by the department), with a major in the language selected for the MA program, and including at least 15 units of upper division work in the major with a grade of "B" or better.

2. Satisfactory performance on the proficiency examination in the language selected for the MA program, unless such an examination is waived.

Requirements for Admission to Conditionally Classified Standing

A student may be admitted to conditionally classified standing if he or she meets minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate Division but does not meet one or more of the requirements for admission in classified standing.

Requirements for Admission to Candidacy for the MA - French or Spanish

Admission to candidacy requires favorable action by both the departmental graduate committee and the university graduate committee. All applicants meet institutional requirements as set forth in this catalog. The University requires that all graduate students demonstrate competency in written English as a condition for advancement to candidacy. Please refer to the SJSU catalog section titled “Competency in Written English” for details. For graduate courses that meet the competency in written English requirement, please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies.

Completing Requirements for the MA - French or Spanish

The minimum program for a Master of Arts degree includes the following:

A. At least 21 semester units of approved 100- or 200-level courses beyond the baccalaureate degree in the candidate's language of concentration, including no less than 15 semester units in courses numbered in the 200's (approved upper division courses not taken to meet a requirement for the BA degree in a foreign language at San José State University may be taken in the Graduate Division).

B. Additional 100- or 200-level courses in the Department of Foreign Languages or in other departments, closely related to the degree objective and chosen with the advisor's consent, to complete the minimum 30-unit program.

C. At the discretion of the department, one of the following:

1. Plan A - A thesis with an oral examination based on its contents and related themes.

2. Plan B - Final comprehensive written and oral examinations conducted in the candidate's target language.

D. Demonstration of competence in written English.