Admission to the Program
In addition to the general requirements of the university, which include
a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, specific requirements
for classification in the program are:

1. Completion of an undergraduate major in Spanish from an accredited
institution consisting of at least 30 semester units, or 45
quarter units, or equivalent, of upper-division course work;

2. A cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0
("B"), and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all Spanish
classes;

3. Good standing at the last college attended (verified by student
transcripts, see below);

4. Three letters of recommendation;

5. A one- to two-page statement describing the student's professional
goals in the area of Spanish;

6. Submission of official transcripts from all previous college work to
the department's graduate committee;

7. Verification of oral and written proficiency in Spanish at the
ACTFL level of advanced mid or higher as determined by an entrance
exam given by the Department of World Languages and
Literatures, CSUSB. (This requirement is waived for candidates
who received their B.A. in Spanish from CSUSB within the last
five years of application to the M.A. in Spanish.);

8. Students who do not meet the above criteria may be admitted as
conditionally classified graduate students per approval by the
Graduate Committee and may be required to take additional
upper-division Spanish undergraduate courses. Students who do
not possess a B.A. in Spanish (but have a degree in another discipline)
may also be required to take selected upper-division undergraduate
courses (earning a minimum grade of "B" (3.0) in
each assigned class);

9. Completion of the graduate entrance writing examination through
completion of ENG 306 or equivalent course; or completion of the
Writing Requirement Exemption Examination

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