DEPARTMENT APPLICATION_MA_F2010_S2010

The Fall 2010 priority application period is October 1 through November 30, 2009. CSUSM will have very limited space for fall 2010 admission. Please read important information for first time freshmen and transfer students at University web site.

(Late applications will be reviewed only if all openings have not been filled)

[Note: The CSU application form, which must be completed in addition to this departmental form,

is available for online application at www.csumentor.edu or in the Office of Admissions and Recruitment.]

1. Name _________________________________________ Social Security # ____________________

3. Current phone ( ) _________________________________________________________________

4. Permanent address (if different) ______________________________________________________________

5. Permanent phone (if different) ( ) __________________________________________________________

6. E-mail address _______________________________________________________________________

7. When and from what institution did you or will you graduate? _____________________________________

10. List the names/affiliations of those individuals whom you have asked to send letters of recommendation on your behalf. At least one letter should be from a current or former professor. (If you received your BA at CSUSM please list three faculty names who we could contact on your behalf – no letters will be necessary.)

1. _____________________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________

11. What was your undergraduate major? ________________________________________________________

If you do not have an undergraduate degree in Spanish, please describe how your previous academic work

14. The Master of Arts in Spanish offers three tracks, please place a number 1 by your first choice, a number 2 by your second choice and a number 3 by your third choice. For more information on the three tracks please see our website at http://www.csusm.edu/spanish/Masters.htm, or come and see the graduate advisor during her office hours.

15. List and briefly describe any work experience (paid or unpaid) that is relevant to Spanish.

16. If you have been out of school for significant amounts of time as an adult, please describe your employment and activities during those periods.

17. Would you like to be considered for a Graduate Assistantship? This is referring to the opportunity to teach lower division undergraduate Spanish courses under the supervision of a Spanish faculty member.

18. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. On a separate sheet(s) of paper, please describe (500 words or less) your ultimate career goals and your personal and educational history as it relates to your interest in the graduate program in Spanish at CSUSM. (NOTE: This same statement can be used to answer question #20 on page 2B, Part B, of the CSU application form.)

Please use the following checklist to assure us that you have completed the tasks

The following materials have been sent to Ms. Oneita Billings, Admin. Coordinator, Modern Language Studies Department, Cal State San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001:

FORMCHECKBOX a copy of all my official college transcripts. (These must be received directly from the registrar's offices of all colleges you have attended or from Oneita Billings if you are a CSUSM undergraduate. They cannot be received from you.)

FORMCHECKBOX three letters of recommendation, or three names of CSUSM Faculty members for those who did their undergraduate work at CSUSM.

FORMCHECKBOX Writing Sample in of at least 7 pages. The writing sample should be in Spanish and should deal with some aspect of Hispanic Literature, culture or linguistics.

FORMCHECKBOX An audio or video taped speech sample, in which the applicant speaks in Spanish for at least 5 minutes on the topic of his/her choice.

FORMCHECKBOX Statement of purpose on a separate sheet(s) of paper (see #18 on page 3). It is preferred that the Statement of Purpose be written in English.

FORMCHECKBOX Ranked List of in order of student interest of the Spanish MA options.

FORMCHECKBOX A copy of GRE (Graduate Record Exam) scores - www.ets.org or approximate date when you will take the exam

The following materials have been sent to Graduate Admissions and Records, CSU San Marcos,

FORMCHECKBOX a copy of all my official college transcripts. (These must be received directly from the registrar's offices of all colleges you have attended. They cannot be received from you.) NOTE: If you are a continuing CSUSM student, entering the Master’s Program, Admissions already has copies of your official college transcripts on file.

FORMCHECKBOX a completed California State University Graduate Admissions application form

NOTE: It is your responsibility to determine if your file is complete. Incomplete files may not be given full consideration for admission. You may call Oneita Billings, Admin. Coordinator, World Languages Department, at 760-750-4208, or e-mail her at obilling@csusm.edu, to ask about the status of your file.