TOEFL Any student admitted with a TOEFL score below 79 on the internet-based, 550 on the paper-based, or 213 on the computer-based examination must pass an English skills course or successfully pass the SPEAK test during the first semester of enrollment at Temple University. GRE The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is encouraged but not required.

PS Statement of Goals The Statement of Goals can either be pasted into the online graduate school application or e-mailed, sent, or hand-delivered to Stephanie Morawski, MLA Coordinator. If sent separately from the online application, please indicate accordingly. The Statement of Goals should be approximately 500 to 1,000 words and should address the following elements:  your interest in the MLA Program and interdisciplinary graduate study in the liberal arts; your academic and research achievements; your current and future research interests and goals; and your future career goals. CV Academic CV or Professional Resume The CV/resume can either be e-mailed, sent, or hand-delivered to Stephanie Morawski, MLA Coordinator, 811 Anderson Hall. Fee Submit the application by paying the non-refundable $60 application fee online using either a credit card or a bank account drawn on U.S. funds. RL 3 Academic or Professional Letters of Reference Letters of reference addressing, at the very least, the applicant's intellectual ability and capacity to engage in graduate level research can either be e-mailed, sent, or hand-delivered to Stephanie Morawski, MLA Coordinator, directly from the recommender. Transcript Official academic transcripts from every college and university attended, including Temple University, should either be sent directly from the college/university to the MLA program or hand-delivered, unopened, to Stephanie Morawski, MLA Coordinator.