Transcript(s) - Applicants must submit an official transcript from all undergraduate and graduate institutions you’ve attended, with the exceptions of community or junior colleges that offer no coursework beyond the sophomore year. GRE Score - The GRE score requirement is being waived for Fall 2025 admissions applicants. Letters of Recommendation Personal statement Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Résumé Writing sample (both MA and PhD applicants): Please submit a writing sample of approximately 6,000–8,000 words. MA applicants: This could be a thesis chapter or a term paper, no more than 30 pages or 6,000–8,000 words. PhD applicants: We prefer a chapter of your master's thesis, but a term paper or article will also be accepted. The preference for writing samples to be in English, but they will also be accepted in Spanish or Portuguese. All applications and required materials are submitted online. Please do not send hard copies of required application materials, including letters of recommendation, directly to LLILAS or UT’s Graduate Admissions office as this may delay completion of your application. Do not send any additional materials with your application. We are unable to return original copies of documents sent for admissions review. The Graduate School requires applicants to have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution. A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a comparable GPA in upper-division work—junior- and senior-level courses—and in any graduate work already completed is also required. TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT) IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination