Prerequisite: The applicant must hold, or anticipate completing by the time of admission, a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or the equivalent degree from a university outside the U.S. and have a minimum grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4-point scale overall; and to have a minimum grade-point average of 3.4 on a 4-point scale in Spanish.

Hispanic literatures and cultures: The applicant is expected to have a minimum of 15 semester hours of Hispanic literature and culture courses at the advanced level and one advanced Spanish grammar and composition course or the equivalent of the undergraduate major in Hispanic literature and culture at the University of Arizona.

Hispanic linguistics: The applicant is expected to have a minimum of one advanced Spanish grammar course and one advanced Spanish conversation and composition course; to have a minimum of 9 semester hours in areas including Spanish phonetics and pronunciation, advanced Spanish syntax, and general linguistic theory or their equivalent

The Teaching of Spanish: The applicant is expected to have a minimum of 15 semester hours of Spanish courses at the advanced level and one advanced Spanish grammar and composition course or the equivalent of the undergraduate major in Spanish, Education or related field.

Acceptable English Proficiency Test:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score of 79 iBT or 60 on the revised PBT with no section score lower than 15 (550 on PBT taken before 2017)
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Minimum composite score of 7, with no subject area below a 6
• Pearson PTE Academic - Minimum score of 60