TOEFL Your TOEFL score on the paper and pencil test must be at least 560 or at least 87 on the internet-based test. These scores represent the minimum required for applicants to graduate programs at UCLA. For the internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT), the following are the expected scores for each section: Writing: 25 Speaking: 24 Reading: 21 Listening: 17 IELTS Your IELTS overall band score should be at least 7.0. 7.0 is the minimum required. GRE GRE scores. These are required. When you take your GRE you will be asked to supply institutional and department codes. UCLA is [Institution] R4837 and we are Department 2901. This will ensure that we receive your scores online. It is not necessary to send a hard copy to us.

PS The first parts of this section ask you to list honors and awards, work experience, and other c.v.-like information. The second part is the essay. We want one to two pages, single-spaced. It is helpful if your statement of purpose shows that you have good reasons to want to enter our program. Before you begin to write, you should look at the list of faculty in the department and refer to their individual web pages. Feel free to email department faculty to ask to see a current syllabus, or just generally to talk about research. CV CV is required. Fee $105.00: U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents $125.00: All other applicants RL These letters will be submitted online. You will be asked to list your recommenders in the online application and give their contact information. Of the three letters required, at least two should come from people who have taught you Latin and Greek. Letters should attest to your intellectual potential ability, your ability to translate accurately, your teaching potential and your skill as a writer.Questions about the content of the program should be directed to the Graduate Advisor, Professor Alex Purves: purves@humnet.ucla.edu. Questions about paperwork or problems in dealing with the online application should be directed to the Classics Student Affairs Officer, Klancy Maples: kmaples@humnet.ucla.edu. Transcript While you may upload unofficial copies of your transcripts as part of your application, the following is required: one official copy of your transcript sent directly to the department from the registrars of the academic institutions you have attended (beyond secondary school), OR you may request official copies and send them to us yourself.