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APPLYING TO THE PFMP/CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Here are instructions for applying to the Capstone CERTIFICATE of Professional French Studies:

Step 1:

Fill out an application for the Capstone Certificate of Professional French Studies, at the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies website. (Complete the "University Special Online Form" in the "Applications" section to the right.)

Step 2:

Submit the following items to the Department of French and Italian (ATTN Graduate Admissions Coordinator, 618 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, UW-Madison, Madison, WI  53706):

  1. Three letters of recommendation 
    (two of which address your competency in French)
  2. A writing sample in French 
    (graded undergraduate term paper or equivalent)
  3. 2 complete official transcripts of all post-secondary study
  4. Résumé (CV)
  5. Completed Study Track Application Addendum
  6. Statement of purpose (1 page, in French).
    What is your chosen concentration area, and how do you expect it, and the Certificate program in general, to position you for a more satisfying professional life?  Include any relevant experience you have had working or studying in your chosen concentration area.    Although you can use dictionaries and other resources, we trust that this statement will be written without assistance.
  7. For international students whose native language is not English :MELAB or TOEFL scores
  8. An oral interview in French, either in person or by telephone.
    (In certain cases, the oral interview will be waived.)

DEADLINES

Fall 2008 admission:  January 15, 2008 if applying to live at the French House or for early decision; April 20, 2008 for all others.

2008 Summer Institute applications considered on a rolling basis up to April 20, 2008.

Spring 2009 admission:  November 1, 2008.

QUESTIONS?
Contact Andrea Palm, Graduate Coordinator, in the Department of French and Italian:  (608) 262-6971 or ampalm@wisc.edu.

 

Department of French and Italian; 1220 Linden Drive - 618 Van Hise - (608) 262-6971