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, Polish,
Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, or Macedonian are not required to have had prior
study in the language.
Prospective students should apply
to the Graduate School at UNC-CH. Normally admission is only granted for
the Fall semester, with a deadline of January 1st for completed
applications. Under appropriate circumstances the program will recommend
that admission be deferred until the following Spring semester. For exceptions
to these rules, contact the Program Advisor. Incomplete applications will
not be considered for admission.
Following
are the required materials for the Graduate School application:
- Graduate School Application
Form (on-line
application is available)
- Non-refundable $73 Application
Fee (applications will not be processed until fee is received)
- GRE examination scores
- Two official copies of
transcripts--one to Graduate School and one to the Center (international
applicants must provide a certified English translation)
- Financial certificate (international
applicants)
- TOEFL examination scores (international
applicants)
These required
materials should be sent directly to the Program Advisor:
- Three current letters of reference
(in English). Click here to download
Recommendation Form (PDF format)
- A research paper or other substantial piece of writing
- Statement of purpose (1-2
page presentation of interests and reasons for graduate study)