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  • Department of French and Italian
    611 Sproul Hall
    Davis, CA 95616
    Tel: (530) 752-5799
    Fax: (530) 752-8630
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Contact Graduate Studies

  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
French

Application Deadline

  • ADMISSION
  • Priority: Jan. 15
  • Final: Apr. 1

  • FELLOWSHIP
  • Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan. 15
  • Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan. 15

Degrees Offered

  • Ph.D. Plan B

Designated Emphases

Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores recommended
  • Personal statement
  • Sample of recent written work
  • Sample of spoken French
  • TOEFL for international students

Degree Requirements

Administrative Bylaws

The graduate program covers French literature from the Renaissance to the present and French linguistics. Faculty interests such as linguistics, comparative literature, critical theory, and women's studies ensure that students are exposed to interdisciplinary approaches and are encouraged to integrate these perspectives into their program. The doctoral program is characterized by individualized study and intensive collaboration between faculty and students.

This is a Departmentally-based Graduate Program.

For more information, visit the French Web site.

Contacts

Program Chair
Julia Simon French & Italian (530) 752-8573
Academic Advisers
Noah D Guynn French & Italian 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 754-7839
Julia Simon French & Italian 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-8573
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Kay Green Languages & Literatures (530) 752-5799
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Jean Telford Graduate Studies (530) 752-9292