Your recommenders will receive an automatic request to fill out a recommendation once you have added their information to the online application.

This statement should be 300-500 words.

In the Documents section, please submit two versions of the same content, one in English and one in either French or Italian (corresponding to the language of the program you are applying to). It may contain such information as your current goals, plans for your professional career, and reasons for selecting field of study.

Upload in the Documents section of the online application.

This paper should be reflective of your previous coursework in French.

Upload in the Documents section of the online application.

(For applicants to the Italian program) This writing sample should be written in Italian; an additional writing sample in English may be submitted if the applicant feels it is of particularly high quality.

Unofficial transcripts and/or diplomas are to be submitted both in the original language and translated from every postsecondary school you have attended, whether or not you have obtained a degree. Photocopies are acceptable and should be uploaded to the online application or emailed to fritgs@indiana.edu. These may arrive after the admissions deadline; however, late transcripts may result in a delay of issuance of visa documentation. For questions regarding official transcripts, please refer to the Office of International Admissions website. Please note: No offers of financial support can be made until transcripts are reviewed by the Office of International Admissions, which can be a lengthy process. Therefore, transcripts should be sent as soon as possible and no later than the domestic application deadline.

In order to evaluate your speaking proficiency, we request that you email a short sample recorded in MP3 format to the graduate student services coordinator.

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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores should be sent by the Educational Testing Service directly to IU Bloomington. Photocopies are not acceptable. A score of at least 79 on the internet-based TOEFL is required. Alternately, an applicant may submit the result of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, where a score of at least 6.5 is required. In this case, the score should also be submitted by IELTS directly to IU Bloomington.

Graduate Record Examination scores are optional. If you would like to submit your scores, they should be sent to the department directly by ETS using the institution code 1324 and department code 2603. Although the department does not require official test scores for admission, applicants may submit test scores as an additional data point that is commonly used across academic disciplines during evaluations for competitive university-wide Fellowships and Awards.