Required Degree - Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution. Minimum GPA - 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative GPA and in undergraduate upper-division coursework in Spanish. Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours Coursework - 18 credit hours in an area related to this graduate degree and at least 12 hours must be at the upper-division level. This includes 12 or more upper-division hours in Hispanic cultures, literatures, or linguistics and a mastery of oral and written skills in Spanish in an academic register. Upper-division grammar, oral communication, and language skills courses may not be included in this requirement. Transcripts - Required from all institutions attended; international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English Credential Evaluation - Required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions. Submit an evaluation of your transcripts from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) directly from the graduate admission application platform English Language Proficiency - 550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS Purpose Statement - Required one- to two-page statement written in Spanish describing the objectives of proposed graduate study. Letters of Recommendation - 2 academic or professional reference(s) demonstrating your attributes for successful completion of this program (you will request these through the Graduate Admissions Application; let your recommenders know of your deadline to ensure submissions are on time)