Admission Requirements and Deadlines
African American Studies,
MA
(Concentration: Social Behavioral)
Deadline
Fall: February 15 Application Type:
Applications for admission are processed at the February 15 deadline each year. Applicants are only admitted during the Fall semester of each academic year.
Letters of reference
Number Required:3From whom:
Letters of recommendation should be obtained from college/university professors who have taught or worked with the applicant in his/her major or minor area of concentration are preferred.
Statement
of Goals:
The Statement of Goals should be approximately 500-1000 words and should include the following elements:
* Your specific interest in the Temple University Department of African American Studies;
* Your research goals as they relate to African American Studies;
* Your research goals as they relate to the social relevance of the discipline;
* Your future career goals;
* Your academic and research achievements.
Standardized
Test Scores:
Minimum TOEFL score or range of scores needed to be accepted:
600 on the standard TOEFL examination and 230 on the computer based version. An interview may be required.
Resume:
A resume is required.
Writing Sample:
The writing sample should demonstrate the student's ability to research and to write a scholarly paper relevant to the content and/or focus of the discipline. The paper should be no more than 20 pages and fully referenced according to a professional, scholarly style manual.
Other:
Background
Experience Required
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Transfer Credit
The incoming graduate student, with the assistance and approval of their advisor,
may apply, during their first semester here, to have graduate credits taken at other accredited institutions counted towards completion of the degree. The M.A. student may satisfy only twenty percent (20%) of his or her DAAS 30-credit hour course requirements through transfer credits.
After consultation with and approval of the advisor, the student must then submit to the Graduate Committee: (1) a letter specifying each course the student wishes to have considered for credit toward the M.A. and the corresponding Temple course related to the
transfer course, (2) supporting documents (e.g., syllabi, course descriptions from college catalogs, letter from transfer course instructor or department) showing the overlap by which the course covers material from Temple courses.
The maximum number of credits a student may transfer is 6
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