Application Deadlines Fall 2010:
-Dec 15, 2009 -deadline if you would like to be considered for UNC's Graduate School Merit Assistantship
-May 1, 2010 - final program deadline
Admission to the MA RUES is
highly selective. An undergraduate degree from an appropriate college or
university, or its international equivalent, is required. Students should
have maintained at least a B grade average during the last two years of
study. A score of 50th percentile on the Verbal and Quantitative components
of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
is required for admission.
Students intending to pursue
Russian as their language are expected to have already completed four semesters of Russian or take two semesters of intensive Russian, one prior to entry
and one following the first year. Students planning to pursue Czech, Hungarian, Polish,
Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, or Macedonian are not required to have had prior
study in the language.
Prospective students should apply
online to the Graduate School at UNC-CH. Normally admission is only granted for
the Fall semester, with a recommended deadline of December 15th for completed
applications. Under limited circumstances the program will recommend
that admission be deferred until the following Spring semester. For exceptions
to these rules, contact Robert Jenkins.
Incomplete applications will
not be considered for admission.
The MA RUES application consists of 2 parts:
Part 1 - Graduate School Application Materials-
these should be sent directly to the Graduate School:
(detailed info here)
- Graduate School Application
Form (on-line
application is available).You will need to create an account.
- Non-refundable $77 Application
Fee (applications will not be processed until fee is received)
- GRE examination scores: when you register for any tests, you should indicate the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School (institution #5816) as a score recipient (Click here for info)
- Two official copies of
transcripts--one to Graduate School and one to our Center (international
applicants must provide a certified English translation). Center address at the bottom of this page
- Financial certificate (international
applicants only) Download form and more information provided here
- TOEFL examination scores (international
applicants only) Click here for info
Part 2 - Program Application Materials-
these should be sent directly to us:
(see address below)
- Three current letters of recommendation
(in English). Click here to download
Recommendation Form.
- One research paper or other substantial piece of writing
- Statement of purpose (1-2
page presentation of interests and reasons for graduate study)
MAILING ADDRESSES:
USPS mailing address for the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES) and the Curriculum in Russian and East European Studies (RUES):
CSEEES, UNC-Chapel Hill
Graduate Admissions
CB# 5125
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5125
UPS and FedEx mailing address:
CSEEES, UNC-Chapel Hill
Graduate Admissions
Room 3106, FedEx Global Education Center
301 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone: 919-962-0901
This page was last updated: November 13, 2009
